Principal Parliamentary Affairs Officer - 3 Posts at State Department for Parliamentary Affairs

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-

• Have served in the grade of Senior Parliamentary Liaison or a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines; Law, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Public Administration, Business Management,
• Economics, Statistics or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Have a post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law or a Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Public Administration, Business Management, Economics, Statistics or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Have been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with at least three (3) year post-admission experience or three (3) year working experience in the following disciplines: Law, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Public Administration, Business Management, Economics, Statistics or any other equivalent qualification;
• Be proficient in computer application skills; and
• Has shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

• Developing and reviewing the Parliamentary Liaison Framework; Sensitizing MDAs on the Parliamentary Liaison Framework;
• Monitoring the implementation of the Parliamentary Liaison Framework; Organizing fora with Parliamentary leadership and Parliamentary Liaison Officers in the Executive on Government business in Parliament; Monitoring the implementation of the fora resolutions and recommendations;
• Preparing reports for the apprisal of Parliament and Cabinet on Government affairs; Reviewing and guiding MDAs on responses to parliamentary enquiries in collaboration with Parliamentary Liaison Officers in the Executive; Preparing responses and reports to Parliament;
• Establishing and maintaining a database of Parliamentary Resolutions and National Executive’s undertakings to Parliament;
• Preparing reports on the status of implementation of Parliamentary Resolutions and National Executive’s undertakings to Parliament;
• Developing and reviewing tools for monitoring and tracking the implementation of Parliamentary Resolutions and National Executive’s undertakings to Parliament; Establishing and maintaining a database of Parliamentary Liaison Officers in the Executive; Updating the database of Parliamentary Liaison Officers in the Executive; Formulating and reviewing the roles of Parliamentary Liaison Officers in the Executive; Identifying the capacity gaps of public officers in the MDAs on legislative and parliamentary affairs; and Identifying and liaising with institutions to build capacity of public officers in the MDAs on legislative and parliamentary affairs.