Job Responsibilities
- Providing legal advice to the Authority
and ensuring integration of environmental concerns into policy and
legislation at alol levels
- Drafting the required regulations,
guidelines and interpreting the Environmental Management and Coordination
Act, 1999
- Advising on international conventions,
treaties and agreements related to the environment to which Kenya is a
party and assisting their implementation
- Drafting and liaising with various
Government Institutions on the establishment and maintenance of a Registry
of International Environmental Conventions and Treaties to which Kenya is
a party;
- Liaising with relevant Government
Institutions and stakeholders on International Environmental concerns;
- Initiating legislative proposals,
standards and guidelines on the environment;
- Establishing criteria and procedures for
the assessment of envronmental uality standards;
- Monitoring of the implementation and
compliance with legislation; and taking responsibility for all litigation
matters in respect to the Authority;
- Providing secretarial services to the
Board and its Committees;
- Providing guidance to the Board on their
duties and responsibilities and on matters of Governance;
- Facilitating Board induction and
development and implementation of the capacity building programs;
- Preparing and managing Board workplans
and facilitating Annual Board Evaluation;
- Facilitating Governance Audits;
- Developing and implementing the Board
Charter Terms of Reference and the Code of Conduct and Ethics;
- In liaison with the Director General,
preparing and circulating Board and Committee notices and papers;
- Taking minutes in all Board and Committee
meetings;
- Preparing reports from Board and
Committee field trips;
- Keeping custody and accountability of the
Corporation’s seal, securities, agreements, minutes, titles and other
legal instruments;
- Maintaining and updating the Register of
Conflict of Interest;
- Arranging the business of the Board’s
meeting, keeping records of the proceedings of Board and performing other
duties as the Board may direct;
- Providing advice on legal and Corporate
matters to the Board through interpretation and writing legal opinions;
- Overseeing implementation of Mwongozo
Code of Conduct in the Authority;
- Responsible for implementation of the
directorate’s strategic plan and realization of its objectives;
- Overseeing the implementation of
performance appraisal system and performance contract for the Directorate
- Ensuring accountability and prudent
management of resources and assets and ensuring compliance with principles
and values of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and
integrity;
- Supervising, guiding and developing staff
working under him or her
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or its
equivalent qualification from a recognized University
- Masters degree in Law (LLM), enviromental
law or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya
School of Law
- Be an Advocate of the High Court Of Kenya
- Membership of the Law Society of Kenya ,
or Instititute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPS ) or any
other relevant professional body in good standing
- Current practicing certificate
- Certified Public Secretary of Kenya (CPS
K)
- Leadership course lasting not less than
four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- A minimum period of fifteen (15) years
relevant work experience and atleast five (5) years in a senior management
role in the Public service or Pruvate sector
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in
work performance and results.
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Strategic and innovative thinking
- Interpersonal skills
- Ability to mobilize resources
- Negotiation skills
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