The
Anti-Counterfeit Agency was established under the Anti-Counterfeit Act 2008 as
a State Corporation with the mandates to enlighten and inform the public on
matters relating to counterfeiting, combat counterfeiting, trade and other
dealings in counterfeit goods, devise and promote training programs to combat
counterfeiting and co-ordinate with national, regional or international
organizations involved in combating counterfeiting.
In
order to carry out these mandates, the Agency is seeking to fill the following
positions:-
Post Title: Senior Human Resource and Administration Officer
Grade: ACA 6
Terms
of Employment: Permanent
and Pensionable
Purpose
of the Job: Reporting
to the Assistant Director – Human Resource and Administration, the holder will
assist in providing effective leadership in the management of the Human
Resources and administration functions.
Key
Responsibilities
- Assess
training needs and develop training and development programmes aimed at
building staff capacity to achieve desired performance levels;
- Administer
compensation, benefits and performance management systems aimed at
increasing productivity in the Agency
- Ensure
compliance with statutory safety, health and environmental standard in the
work place.
- Maintain
comprehensive records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel
related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, etc;
- Develop
and manage staff welfare schemes such medical, insurance etc;
- Advise
managers on organizational policy matters like equal employment
opportunity, sexual harassment and recommend changes;
- Review
policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure compliance with labour laws;
- Planning,
directing and coordinating the administrative functions and support
services of the Agency including security, transport management, cleaning
services and varied insurances.
- Carry
out any other duty as may be assigned from time to time by the management.
Job Specification
- A
Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or Business Administration
- Higher
Diploma in Human Resource Management or other equivalent postgraduate
qualifications
- Membership
with the Institute of Human Resource Management (Kenya)
- Minimum
of five (5) years relevant work experience, two (2) of which must be in
similar or comparable position.
- Competence
in use of ICT and a Human Resource Information system.
- Good
communication and interpersonal skills
Post Title: Principal
Legal Officer
Grade: ACA 8
Terms
of Employment: Permanent
and Pensionable
Purpose
of the Job
The
Principal Legal Officer is responsible to the Deputy Director - Enforcement and
Legal Services for the effective management of legal matters in the Agency.
Key
Responsibilities
- Supervising
all staff in the Legal Services division.
- Developing
and reviewing on a continuous basis the training policies for legal staff
to ensure relevance and adherence to the laid down official policies and
guidelines.
- Preparing
requisite documents and attending law court proceedings;
- Advising
the Agency on compliance with the Act, and other relevant laws;
- Liaising
with external lawyers on litigation and other legal matters;
- Developing
and reviewing training programmes for legal officers ;
- Compiling
annual reports and statistics for the division;
- Initiating
the drafting, reviewing and revision of legislation;
- Performing
any other duty as may be assigned by management.
Job Specification
- Served
for at least three (3) years in the grade of chief legal officer or a
comparable position for at least three (3) years;
- A
Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university;
- A
postgraduate diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law;
- Have
been admitted to the Roll of Advocates, with at least six(6) years active
and uninterrupted post admission experience in legal practice
- A
Master’s degree in Law, or any other social science from a recognized
institution. Specialization in criminal law or intellectual property law
is an added advantage.
- A
current practising certificate;
- A
certificate in computer applications;
- Good
communication and interpersonal skills.
Post Title: Senior
Legal Officer
Grade: ACA 6
Terms
of Employment: Permanent
and Pensionable
Purpose
of the Job: The Senior Legal Officer is responsible to the Principal Legal
Officer for the effective management of legal matters in the Agency.
Key
Responsibilities
- Documenting
legal activities and maintaining an up-to-date legal actions and issues
database for quick reference and guide to management;
- Participating
in drawing and vetting commercial contracts, leases and other legal
instruments;
- Handling
correspondences on legal aspects and recommending appropriate legal
actions;
- Providing
legal advice to the Agency;
- Attending
court to file litigation documents and representing the Agency as may be
required;
- Supporting
investigations and maintaining active liaison with security agencies to
conclude investigations
- Perform
any other duty as may be assigned by management.
Job Specification
- A
Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university;
- A
postgraduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of law;
- Must
have been admitted to the Roll of Advocates, with at least four(4) years
active and uninterrupted post admission experience in legal practice.
- A
current practising certificate;
- A
certificate in computer applications; and
- Served
for at least three (3) years in the grade of Legal Officer I or in a
comparable position for at least three (3) years.
Applications
Duly
filled application form (click here to download)
and motivation letter should be e-mailed to recruit@aca.or.ke on or before 11th
May, 2012.