Job Purpose

• To provide leadership in legal advisory services to the Authority and provide Board Secretariat services thereby creating a conducive legal environment for execution of the Authority’s mandate as stipulated in the Kenya Roads Act, 2007.

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• Advising the agency and management on the legislation that affect KeNHA and changes made thereof;
• Providing legal guidance on contractual and statutory obligations binding to the agency;
• Providing and interpreting legal information, conducting training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff;
• Coordinating the development, implementation and review of legal policies and procedures to ensure that they are in accord with the existing legislation;
• Safeguarding the agency’s interests and ensuring that they are adequately defended before the courts;
• Managing, reviewing and monitoring progress of all outstanding litigations;
• Issuing instructions, liaising with the agency’s appointed advocates with a view to ensuring they act in the agency’s interest while handling cases on its behalf;
• Ensuring the agency complies with constitutional, regulatory and all relevant laws through provision of legal advisory services;
• Documenting and maintaining a record of all enforcement and compliance assignments undertaken by the agency’s personnel and develop legal accountability structures in relation to enforcement assignments;
• Ensuring timely compliance with rules and regulations affecting the Agency, including the Code of Conduct and Ethics;
• Reviewing and updating of all the agency’s codes, regulations, rules, guidelines and laws for consistency and compliance with the national and county legal frameworks;
• Developing the agency’s proactive and preventive legal policies and strategies aimed at forestalling disputes, controversies and litigation;
• Providing secretariat to the senior management meeting and ensuring management decisions are converted to board papers where applicable;
• Developing and vetting policy papers and instruments with legal implications for approval by the agency;
• Coordinating legal compliance and governance audits; and
• Initiating the development of the agency charter and calendar as well as monitoring implementation.

Job Specifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Cumulative service period of fifteen 15 years relevant work experience, three 3 years of which must have been at the grade of Assistant Director, Legal Services or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor of Laws degree LLB from a recognized institution;
• Master of Laws degree LLM from a recognized institution;
• Post graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate;
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya LSK and in good standing;
• Membership to the institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya and in good standing;
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than four4 weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, Managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.