Job Description
SENIOR SUPERVISION AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER, JOB GRADE CLE 6 - CLE/JOB042/2024 – (1) POSITION
(a) Job Specifications
The duties and responsibilities at this grade will entail: -
i. Participating in enforcing quality standards as directed by the Principal Supervision
& Compliance Officer;
ii. Participate in supervising legal education providers as directed by the Principal
Supervision & Compliance Officer;
iii. Participate in designing tools to ensure monitoring of adherence to standards of
training and set curriculum by a legal education provider;
iv. Participating in conducting office and field-based investigations into allegations of
violations of the Legal Education Act, standards, and applicable rules and
Regulations;
v. Participating in carrying out investigative research;
vi. Participate in originating draft investigative results;
vii. Assist in collating complaints or allegations for assessment;
viii. Assist in conducting compliance checks on all legal education providers;
ix. Assist in reviewing information from legal education providers to detect noncompliance or assess problems;
x. Participating in developing and maintaining an updated register of accredited legal
education providers in Kenya;
xi. Participate in writing draft review of institutional annual reports from legal
education providers and make necessary recommendations.
xii. Participating in the implementation of appropriate legal training programmes by
legal education providers in line with set standards;
xiii. Assist in maintaining accurate records of all licensing, supervision and compliance
activities;
xiv. Participating in the review of compliance procedures to ensure relevance and
adherence to best practice;
xv. Participate in ensuring investigations procedures/protocols to verify compliance
with standards in legal education and training;
xvi. Assist in investigations and resolution of compliance concerns raised by the Council;
xvii.Assist in the review of corrective actions reports submitted legal education
providers to ensure adherence with the standards and prescribed license
conditions;
xviii. Implement appropriate compliance management systems and tools for efficient
and effective compliance management.
xix. Participate in planning and conducting regular compliance audits to assess
compliance levels across the licensed legal education providers and applicants for
licensing;
xx. Participating in monitoring adherence to standards of training and set curriculum
by all legal education providers; and
xxi. Participate in designing and developing tracking matrices to track status of
applications for licensing as well as status matrices of compliance by licensed legal
education providers with the license conditions prescribed by the Board.
(b) Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
i. Bachelors degree in law from a recognized institution;
ii. A minimum period of (6) years’ relevant experience, three (3) of which should have
been at the level of Supervision and Compliance Officer I or its equivalent;
iii.Be admitted as an Advocate of Kenya and in good standing;
iv. Membership in good standing to the Law Society of Kenya;
v. Proficiency in computer applications; and
vi. Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
(c) Key Competencies, skills and attitudes
i. Planning skills;
ii. IT and analytical skills;
iii.Communication and reporting skills;
iv. Ability to work independently and Team player.
Terms of Service and Remuneration
Appointment will be on permanent and pensionable terms.
SALARY SCALE
BASIC SALARY: 96,589 x 8,831 - 105,420 x 8,831 -114,251 x 8,831 -123,082 x 8,831 -131,913
x 8,831 -140,744 per month.