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Vacancies at The Judiciary Training
Institute (JTI)
The Judicial Service Commission is
established under Article 171 of the Constitution of Kenya and one of its core
functions is to prepare programs for continuing education and training for
Judges, Judicial Officers and staff. This function is exercised through the
JTI.
Position: Deputy Director, Research and Policy (PLS 16)
Job Reference Number: JTIVno3/8/2015
Number of Posts: 1
Terms of Service: contractual terms for 3 years (Renewable) subject to
satisfactory performance.
Work Station: Judiciary Training Institute
Requirements
Requirements
The successful candidate must have
the following minimum qualifications, work experience and attributes:
- Masters degree in Law, Legal Studies,
Jurisprudence or Social Sciences;
- Ten (10) years of experience in research
especially in legal research design, policy analysis and advisory, five
(5) of which must be at a senior level;
- Advanced knowledge of legal and policy
research methodologies, protocols, theories and practices and the
principles and techniques of legal analysis;
- Strong record of professional, peer-reviewed
publications, as well as drafting and preparing policy memorandums and
briefs;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Strong leadership and management skills;
- Sound judgment and decision making abilities;
and
- Ability to develop and maintain multiple
stakeholder relationships.
Duties and Responsibilities
This position will report to the
Director of the Institute.
The successful candidate will be
responsible for providing improved integration of local knowledge and
research-based evidence into policy-making.
The Key Responsibilities for this role will include:
The Key Responsibilities for this role will include:
- Providing strategic leadership and direction
within the Policy and Research Unit;
- Formulating and directing the design of a
multi-disciplinary research on frontier and emerging issues on
jurisprudence and other legal, policy and judicial issues;
- Leading the development of linkages between
research and policy;
- Contributing to the development of the
Institute workplan for area or areas of policy expertise.
- Researching, writing and developing a variety
of reports and documents related to matters of jurisprudence, policy,
guidance and standards, including papers for the Commission and its
Committees.
- Providing information and guidance to
management on all policy and standards issues.
- Monitoring policy, legislative and other
developments relevant to judicial practice and the role of the Institute
and identifying any implications for the Judiciary.
- Leading, managing, supporting and motivating
Officers within the Policy and Research Unit
- Overseeing the day-to day work and workload of
Officers within the Policy and Research Unit, and briefing the Director of
the Institute on any significant issues.
- Overseeing the implementation and use of the
Institute’s Resource Center and the Judiciary’s library system;
- Developing tools and processes to ensure
high-quality research, policy advisory and capacity development;
Position: Deputy Director, Judicial Education and Curriculum Development (PLS 16)
Job Reference Number: JTIVno1/8/2015
Number of Posts: 1
Terms of Service: contractual
terms for 3 years (Renewable) subject to satisfactory performance.
Work Station: Judiciary
Training Institute
Requirements
The successful candidate must have
the following minimum qualifications, work experience and attributes:
- Masters degree in Law, Legal Studies,
Jurisprudence or relevant Social Sciences;
- Ten (10) years’ experience in the legal field
specifically in legal education design, implementation and evaluation,
five (5) of which must be at a senior level;
- Advanced knowledge of curriculum development,
continuing adult education practices as well as judicial education,
professional training and staff development;
- Strong leadership and management skills;
- Strategic outlook and strong decision making
abilities; and
- Ability to develop and maintain multiple
stakeholder partnerships.
Duties and Responsibilities
This position reports to the Director
of the Institute. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing
leadership in the review, research and development of judicial education
curriculum and material for judicial training programs in accordance with
clearly established policies and procedures.
The Key Responsibilities for this role will include:
The Key Responsibilities for this role will include:
- Providing strategic leadership and direction
within the Judicial Education and Curriculum Development unit;
- Developing judicial education curricula, and
overseeing its implementation and evaluation
- Coordinating research on judicial education
needs assessment, curriculum development and training evaluation
- Conducting user surveys and using the results
to measure satisfaction with the judiciary, and plan court-based education
- Working with court users to design, develop
and stage judicial education programmes
- Assessing training needs, developing training
curricula and assessing the effectiveness of training programmes
- Designing, developing and managing a
multi-disciplinary judicial education and professional training activities
while integrating emerging developments, technologies and methodologies;
Important Information
Interested and qualified persons for
the above positions are requested to make their applications by:-
(1) Filing an online Application for
Employment Form available on the Judiciary job portal: jobs.judiciary.go.ke or
clicking the vacancies link on the website.
Applicants should upload soft copies
of the following documents to the online application as provided:-
a) A letter of application
b) Detailed and updated curriculum
vitae summarizing the applicant’s bio-data.
c) The applicant’s three recent
coloured passport size photographs.
d) Certified copies of testimonials
and professional certificates and academic transcripts.
Applicants are also required to
forward one (1) hard copy of the completed Employment Application Form
including all the attachments cited above. The Forms can also be downloaded
from the Judiciary’s job portal - :- jobs.judiciary.go.ke
Applications for the above jobs
should be submitted to:-
The Secretary
Judicial Service Commission
P.O. Box 30041 – 00100 Nairobi
Judicial Service Commission
P.O. Box 30041 – 00100 Nairobi
E-mail:
jscsecretariat@judiciary.go.ke
Commission Secretariat: Mayfair
Centre,
Ralph Bunche Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, 5th Floor
Ralph Bunche Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, 5th Floor
So as to reach the Commission not
later than 26th February, 2016 AT 5.00 P.M.
Only shortlisted and successful
candidates will be contacted.
Applicants from the minority and special
interest groups are encouraged to apply.
Canvassing in any form will lead to
automatic disqualification.
The Judicial Service Commission is an
Equal Opportunity Employer and selects candidates on merit through fair and
open competition from the widest range of eligible candidates.
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