Legal Officer, KEFRI Grade 7
Job Purpose
This
position is responsible for implementing legal services in the Institute.
Requirements:
The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail assisting in:
- Preparing legal briefs for the initiation
of legal action;
- Preparing and interpreting legal opinions
and offering guidance on legal requirements;
- Ensuring that key issues and needs
of Institute are represented in policy fora in international regional and
national conferences/meetings/workshops;
- Preparing and filing of pleadings for and
on behalf of the Institute;
- Drafting and reviewing of legal
instruments and policy documents on behalf of the Institute;
- Drafting of contracts, agreements and
other legal documents;
- Preparing and circulating of Board and
Committee Papers; and
- Maintaining and updating the Register of
Conflict of Interest.
Qualifications:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
- Bachelor of Law degree from a recognized
university;
- Minimum K.C.S.E C+ (Plus) or its
equivalent from a recognized institution; iii. Post graduate Diploma in
Law from the Kenya School of Law;
- Admitted as an Advocate of the High
Court;
- Current Practicing Certificate;
- Member of the Law Society of Kenya in
good standing;
- Demonstrable good results in work
performance;
- Proficiency in computer applications; and
- Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six
of the Constitution.
Key Competencies and skills
- Organization skills;
- Drafting skills;
- Report writing skills; and
- Analytical skills.
How To Apply
Interested
applicants are required to submit a summary of information through filling of
the form provided in the link below: https://forms.office.com/r/pUunYbdZVz
Hard copy applications
IN
ADDITION to the online application, it is MANDATORY that all applicants should
send their hard copy 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.Envelopes containing the
documents should clearly be marked with the position applied for and addressed
to: –
The Director/CEO,
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI),
P.O. BOX 20412-00200, City Square,
NAIROBI.
