Senior Legal Officer
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) is a State Corporation established in 1986 whose mandate is to undertake research in forestry and allied natural resources, generate and promote improved technologies for sustainable development. The Institute is both EMS 14001: 2004 and QMS 9001:2008 certified.
Responsible for ensuring Institute’s compliance with the required
legal standards and maintenance of good corporate governance through Provision
of Board Secretarial services, Legal advice, and compliance to operations
within the Public Service.
Duties and Responsibilities
Requirements
Responsibilities:
Requirements
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) is a State Corporation established in 1986 whose mandate is to undertake research in forestry and allied natural resources, generate and promote improved technologies for sustainable development. The Institute is both EMS 14001: 2004 and QMS 9001:2008 certified.
Purpose:
Duties and Responsibilities
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Provide high quality, professional Board secretarial and legal
support to enhance the administration of good governance functions and ensure
compliance with relevant statutory obligations;
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Develop and operationalize effective and efficient institutional
corporate and legal system;
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Establish and implement mechanism for dealing with litigation
matters;
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Liaising with the Board Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer
in scheduling of meetings and preparation of agenda for Board meetings;
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Coordinating Board matters by preparing, confirming, filing and
dispatching Board Agenda, Board minutes and Board action reports;
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Advising the Institute and staff on new legislations, best legal
practices and likely impacts on the Institute’s operations;
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Act as the legal custodian and use of Institute’s seal, legal
documents, board and Board Committee minutes;
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Provide legal advisory services to all areas of the operations
with regard to contracts, Compliance, procurement, Memorandum of Understandings
(MOUs), and other areas of potential risk to the Institute to ensure compliance
with existing law and regulatory requirements;
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Offer legal advice during negotiations and interpreting documents
within the Institute;
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Coordinate the preparation and review of contractual agreements
and (MOUs) within the Institute;
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Lead, advise and manage litigations and disputes between various
stakeholders and the Institute to protect the Institute’s assets &
reputation;
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Liaise with the Attorney General’s office on legal suits against
the Institute;
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Advise on appointment of external lawyers to represent the
Institute or handling court cases on behalf of the Institute;
Requirements
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Minimum nine (9) years’ relevant legal experience with at least
three (3) years in senior management.
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Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized University
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A post Graduate qualification in Law from the Kenya School of
law
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An advocate of the High Court of Kenya
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Valid Membership to the Law Society of Kenya
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Certified Public Secretary of Kenya CPS (K)
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Valid Membership to the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries
of Kenya (ICPSK)
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Should have experience in property rights and patents
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Certificate in computer applications skills from a recognized
institution;
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Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education mean grade C+ (plus) or
its equivalent from a recognized Institution;
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Have clearance certificates as contained in Chapter six of the
Kenya Constitution 2010 from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Ethics and
Ant-Corruption Commission (EACC), Police, Higher Education Loans Board (HELB),
an approved Credit Reference Bureau and Commission on University Education
(CUE) for degrees obtained outside Kenya.
Senior Human Resource Management Officer
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) is a State Corporation
established in 1986 whose mandate is to undertake research in forestry and
allied natural resources, generate and promote improved technologies for
sustainable development. The Institute is both EMS 14001: 2004 and QMS
9001:2008 certified.
Senior Human Resource Management Officer:
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Responsibilities:
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Deputize the Head of Human Resource division;
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Provide input in the preparation of draft budgets and work plans
to ensure that expenditure of the division is aligned to the budget;
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Support the development and implementation of human resource
policies and procedures to enhance workplace relations;
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Provide input in the preparation of monthly progress reports for
the Division and ensure action against planned targets;
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Contribute in reviewing and implementing employees terms and
conditions of service to ensure that they meet best practice;
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Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of
strategic human resource management plans; • Plan, monitor and evaluate the
performance of staff against set targets and objectives in order to implement
development action plans aimed at building the capacity of employees;
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Plan, organize and supervise work for subordinates activities
carried out in the various units in the Division to ensure smooth flow of
operations;
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Receive and analyse employee grievances and disciplinary cases,
and assist employee in order to find satisfactory solutions to personal
problems through counselling;
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Coordinate and plan the implementation of performance management
system to ensure that employees are continuously monitored and measured against
SMART targets aligned to the Institute strategic plan and human resource
policies, procedures and practices;
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Support the Head of Human Resource in the recruitment,
appointment, placement and deployment of staff in the Institute to ensure that
the right candidate is matched to the right job;
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Conduct training needs analysis, design and implement relevant
training programs in order to build capacity by providing staff with necessary
knowledge, skills and behavior characteristics in line with the strategic plan
and human resource management policies, procedure and practices;
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Take part in conducting job analysis, and develop job descriptions
and job specifications to be used as the basis for recruitment and selection,
performance management, training and development, job evaluation, career
planning, work design and human resource planning;
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Contribute in conducting workload and workforce analysis to
minimize duplications of tasks/activities, determine optimum staff numbers and
re-design jobs in line with the approved strategic plan and human resource
management policies, procedures and practices ;
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Conduct baseline surveys in order to determine the quality and
relevance of human resource development programs in order to identify areas of
improvement.
Requirements
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Minimum nine (9) years’ relevant human resource management
experience with at least three (3) years in the grade of Human Resources
Management Officer I or in a comparable position in a similar institution;
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Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences from a recognized
institution;
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Higher National Diploma in Human Resource Management or
its equivalent from a recognized institution;
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Practicing Certificate with the Institute of Human Resource
Management (IHRM) or its equivalent;
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Certificate in computer applications skills from a recognized
institution;
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Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education mean grade C+ (plus) or
its equivalent from a recognized Institution; and vii.
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Have clearance certificates as contained in Chapter six of the
Kenya Constitution 2010 from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Ethics and
Ant-Corruption Commission (EACC), Police, Higher Education Loans Board (HELB),
an approved Credit Reference Bureau and Commission on University Education
(CUE) for degrees obtained outside Kenya.
How
to apply:
Interested persons should send their applications and attach their
Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates and
national identification card.
They should also include their day and evening telephone numbers,
e-mail address and names and addresses of three referees to reach the
undersigned not later than 5.00 PM on Monday, 11th June, 2018. Envelopes
containing the documents should clearly be marked with the position applied for
and addressed to:-
The Director/CEO Kenya Forestry
Research Institute P.O. BOX 20412-00200, City Square, NAIROBI
KEFRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Diversity and
Gender Equality. Applications without the relevant qualifications, copies of
required documents will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. Any canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.