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Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs at Public Service Commission

  • Experience Required:3 Years
  • Total Positions:2
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Category: Government
  • Minimum Education: Degree
  • Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya
  • Posted on: January 25, 2024
  • Last Date: February 13, 2024

Job Description

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - TWO (2) POSTS– V/No.49/2024

Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.102,860 – Ksh.172,350 p.m. (CSG 6)
House Allowance: Ksh.21,508 – Ksh.50,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.16,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant
Director, Legislative Affairs, CSG 7 or a comparable and relevant position in the
wider Public Service;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in Law (LLB) from a university recognized Kenya;
(iii) a Post graduate Diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law;
(iv) be an Advocate of High Court of Kenya with at least seven (7) years postadmission experience; and
(v) demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work
performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies,
objectives and ability to relate them to management of legislative affairs.

Note: a Master’s degree in Law from a recognized university in Kenya will be an
added advantage;

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:
(i) collaborating with MDAs to identify National Government priorities;
(ii) coordinating analysis of existing and proposed legislation and statutory
instruments on National Government priorities;
(iii) providing recommendations for review of legislations and statutory
instruments to align with the National Development Agenda;
(iv) providing guidance to MDAs on the identification, prioritization and
development of legislative proposals;
(v) coordinating development and review of the Government Legislative Agenda;
(vi) coordinating preparation of reports on MDAs compliance to statutory and
administrative requirements relating to legislative development processes;
(vii) proving guidance in identification of challenges in the legislative development
process and advising on mitigation measures;
(viii) coordinating development and review guidelines, framework, procedures and
processes for formulation of National legislation;
(ix) ensuring compliance of the guidelines for formulation of National legislation
by MDAs;
(x) initiating preparation of consolidated periodic Reports on the Legislative
Agenda;
(xi) providing guidance in development, review and implementation of tools for
monitoring and tracking legislative development processes;
(xii) coordinating development and maintenance of Legislative Agenda Tracking
Information System;
(xiii) coordinating designing of Legislative Agenda Tracking Information System; and
(xiv) liaising with the Office of the Attorney General on matters relating to the
development of various legislative proposals.

Skills Required

Coordination Skills
Collaboration Skills

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