Deputy Director-legal Services at kasneb

Job Ref


HRM/LS/DDLS/2/2026


Job specifications


Reporting to the Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, the job holder will be responsible for:
Representing KASNEB in court, litigation and various legal matters;
Overseeing the development and implementation of integrity framework for KASNEB;
Ensuring safekeeping of documents, contracts and agreements;
Reviewing existing laws and regulations governing KASNEB;
Interpreting legal legislation and board action areas to the relevant divisions in KASNEB;
Coordinating the implementation of the code of conduct and ethics;
Ensuring staff are aware of all relevant laws affecting KASNEB;
Ensuring legal compliance to legislative provisions and regulations;
Developing legal strategies aimed at forestalling disputes, controversies, and litigation;
Conducting legal research;
Liaising with external lawyers on court matters;
Drafting legal documents, leases, and contracts;
Ensuring annual returns are promptly filed with the relevant authorities;
Establishing and maintaining legal registry;
Ensuring the planning and budgeting for the legal activities; and
Ensuring compliance to legislations, rules, regulations, and directives issued from time to time


Person Specifications For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -


Cumulative service period of twelve (15) years relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Legal Services or in a comparable position; Bachelors of Law (LLB) degree from a recognized institution;
Master's degree in Law (LLM), Economics, Public Policy; Statistics, Mathematics; Strategic Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Education or any other relevant qualification from a recognised institution;
Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law;
Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK);
Be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
Leadership course certificate lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution;
Proficiency in computer applications; and
Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.


Key Competencies and Skills


Analytical skills;
Communication skills;
Strategic and innovative thinking;
Interpersonal skills;
Ability to mobilise resources; and
Negotiation skills.


Terms of service:


Permanent and Pensionable. Basic Salary range for Deputy Director: KSh. 140,600 x 12,900 - 192,200 x 16,700 - 259,000