Legal Officer at Pharmacy and Poisons Board

Job Specification:
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• Preparing legal opinions: providing and interpreting legal information;
• Conducting training and disseminating appropriate legal information to staff;
• Reviewing and drafting contracts, agreements internal policies and ensuring that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements;
• Handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries;
• Participating in policy development and advising on legal policy issues;
• Developing legal documents/instruments;
• Coordinating stakeholders’ consultations;
• Ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance;
• Implementing strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function;
• Providing legal risk reviews and providing legal advice;
• Reviewing ongoing cases and advising management accordingly;
• Providing and interpreting legal information;
• Conducting training and disseminating appropriate legal information to staff;
• Reviewing and drafting contracts, agreements internal policies;
• Ensuring they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements;
• Handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries;
• Coordinating external legal mandates to investigate and resolve potential legal issues with regard to financial instruments issued by donors; and
• Participating in developing and ensuring compliance with the PPB’s collaboration and partnership policy framework and strategy.

Person Specifications

 For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) degree from a recognized institution;
• Post graduate Diploma in Legal Studies (Advocates Training
• Programme) from the Council of Legal Education;
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPS (K);
• Been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Current Advocates Practicing Certificate; and
• Proficiency in computer applications.