Job Details
Job Type:
Full Time
Workplace Type:
On-site
Qualification:
Diploma
Job Experience:
Mandatory
Job Location:
Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date:
Undisclosed
Salary:
Estimated: KES 50,000 - KES 350,000 / month
Other Pay:
Benefits
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To provide leadership and ensure efficient and effective management of staff and resources in the Legal Services Division.
- Manage implementation of Divisional deliverables in realization of the Authority’s Strategic Plan and Performance Contract.
- Oversee the development of the Department’s annual budget, work plans and periodic reports.
- Manage implementation of the Division’s targets under the Performance Contract.
- Manage staff job performance career development, capacity and deployment of skills.
- To manage the Authority’s panel of external lawyers handling disputes.
- To liaise with the external lawyers on project-related matters requiring intervention, and on security related transactions and threatened and actual litigation.
- Advise the Authority on various legal matters on Contracting and Dispute Resolution and monitors the compliance of the company with various applicable regulations.
- Advise the Authority and coordination with the functional areas in relation to Contracts and Dispute resolution requirements which must be complied with a and the legal obstacles which must be overcome in order to obtain the Authority’s targeted results.
- Oversee and manage Contractual issues within the Authority.
- Attend to all legal matters of the Authority including advising, vetting and drafting of legal agreements in relation to the Authority’s operations.
- Liaise the functional units on queries or legal matters that should arise that relate to the Authority’s affairs.
- Prepare Board Papers for the Department.
- Lead and support in the establishment of governance structures for a Technopolis through development of regulations and administrative guidelines as provided in the Technopolis Act.
- Lead and support in matters relating to conveyancing and leasing, licensing and intellectual property to ensure Authority’s interest is protected.
- Support the Corporation Secretary and Head of Legal Services in executing the overall Corporation Secretary and Legal Services departmental functions
Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
- Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
- Bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized institution.
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- Member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) with a valid/current practicing certificate.
- Ten (10) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should be in a senior management position in public sector with experience in contracting and dispute resolution.
- Management Course from a recognized institution.
- Proficiency in Computer Applications.
Candidates interested in the above positions can access the role profiles, qualifications and experience requirements detailed on our website at https://konza.go.ke/careers/
Interested and qualified persons are required to apply to Human Capital Business Solutions via email to [email protected] by stating the position applied on the email subject and attaching their curriculum vitae, application letter, academic and professional certificates. All applications should be received before/on September 14, 2026.
Successful candidates shall be required to comply with requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution and will be required to submit, among other documents:
- Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations;
- Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board;
- Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority;
- Duly filled and stamped Self-Declaration/Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption (EACC);
- A Clearance Certificate from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
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