Reporting to a senior officer, the duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail:

Contracts

• Negotiate, draft, and review Contracts, Agreements, MOU’s and Partnership documents for the Authority.
• Ensure that due diligence is conducted in the contracting process to ensure the interests of the Authority are protected.
• Ensure that the Authority’s interests are protected in the legal agreements.
• Conduct legal research and analysis on various areas of law relating to the Authority.
• Ensure the Contracts are compliant with Authority’s guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure that Contracts adhere to the public procurement laws and regulations and any other applicable laws.
• Attend to the execution of Contracts by the Authority. vRespond to inquiries regarding specific Contracts.
• Maintain a record of all contracts.
• Ensure that contracts are renewed on time.
• Ensure the safe custody of contracts.
• Prepare report of all contracts, Agreements, MOU’s and Partnerships by the Authority.
• Dispute Resolution
• Draft correspondences, legal briefs, opinions, pleadings, submissions and notices.
• Conduct research on relevant case law and prepared summaries of legal arguments.
• Prepare cases for hearing by way of trial, applications or any form of Alternative
• Dispute Resolution.
• Respond to demand letters

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor of Law degree from a recognized institution.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya with a current practicing certificate.
• Proficiency in computer applications