Assistant Program Officer – Legislation Directorate At Law Society Of Kenya

Key Responsibilities:
Assist in undertaking objective legal and policy research and analysis;
Assist in analyzing Bills of Parliament;
Liaise with the respective Departmental Committees in Parliament
Assist in designing, develop and co-ordinate the implementation of projects and activities on legislative reform;
Initiate and sustain effective interaction with local and international collaborators on legislative reforms;
Assist in coordinating implementation and activities of projects on the legislative reforms;
Liaise and advise the Deputy Secretary, Legislation on areas of program mandate;
Assist in initiating and developing programmatic areas on legislative reforms;
Monitor trends of emerging contemporary issues nationally, regionally and internationally and legislative responses;
Initiate donor funding proposals towards supporting legislative reforms;
Preparation and production of timely program reports; and
Any other related tasks as may be assigned by the Secretary/CEO

Qualifications & Skills
A Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB.) from a recognized university and a post-graduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law;
An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a minimum of three (3) years postadmission experience and hold a current Practicing Certificate;
Excellent knowledge of legislative drafting and parliamentary processes;
Dynamic, self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills knowledge of current legislative trends;
Experience in planning, administration, management and monitoring of programs;
Demonstrate ability to initiate donor funding proposals, administer and manage donor funds and grants;
High degree of professional ethics and personal integrity; and
Excellent analytical writing, oral presentation, organizational and computer skills.