Job Description
SENIOR PRICIPAL LEGAL AND ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – ONE (1) POST –
V/NO. 128 /2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.90,200 - Ksh.124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.16,8000 – Ksh.45,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.12,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
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 at the grade of Principal Legal and
Enforcement Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider
public service;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Public Policy and
Administration, Security, Law, Sociology, Anthropology or equivalent
qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) been registered by a relevant and recognized professional body (where
applicable); and
(iv) demonstrated professional competence as reflected in work performance and
results.
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas. Specific
duties and responsibilities include:
Built Environment Compliance
(i) working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in implementing national
built environment compliance policies, strategies procedures programmes,
guidelines and regulations;
(ii) planning preparations of standard compliance manuals and templates for use by
relevant agencies;
(iii) working with relevant agencies to facilitates issuance of built environment
inspection certificate to relevant stakeholders;
(iv) liaising with multi-sectoral agencies in verifying authenticity compliance
certificates;
(v) working in close consultation with relevant stakeholders to profile and regularize
building compliance to required standards of construction and habitation;
(vi) disseminating information to stakeholders on existing and proposed development
standards regulation;
(vii) conducting research and undertaking benchmark studies with other institutions to
keep abreast with emerging trends in built environment in compliance issues;
(viii) maintaining the national built environment in compliance with electronic
database.
Built Environment Enforcement
(i) working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in implementing national
built environment enforcement policies, strategies procedures programmes,
guidelines and regulation;
(ii) preparing standard enforcement manuals and templates for use by relevant
agencies;
(iii) working in collaboration with multi-sectoral agencies in enforcing remedial
measures in built environment;
(iv) engaging with multi-sectoral agencies to facilitate verification of enforcement
notices issued to landlords and developers;
(v) working in liaison with relevant agencies to ensure stakeholders adhere to
recommend standard guidelines and regulations governing built environment
structures;
(vi) conducting research, undertaking bench mark studies with other institutions to
keep abreast with emerging trends in built environment enforcement electronic
database; and
(vii) maintaining the national built environment enforcement