Senior Legal Services Officer at The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC)

Job Purpose

• To carry out the functions of Legal Services, including collecting, verifying and compiling legal information and documents to enable the department to achieve its objectives.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

• 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 comply with all statutory or legal requirements;
• Monitoring and reporting non-compliance issues; handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries;
• Participating in policy development and advising on legal policy issues;
• Developing legal documents/instruments;
• 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 comply with all statutory or legal requirements;
• Handling litigation legal disputes and inquiries;
• Keeping track and updates of the amendments and changes of the Kenyan laws that affect the Council; and
• Drafting contracts and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and other legal documents on behalf of the Board.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) degree from a recognized institution.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court;
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK);
• Supervisory course from a recognized institution; and
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Previous relevant work experience required.

• A minimum period of four (4) years’ relevant work experience.