Job Description
Vacancy Number 2/11/2023
This is the entry grade for this cadre and involves discharging of KLRC mandate through legal research, public education, development of legislative proposals and review of law and statutory instruments.
(a) Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable and includes:
(i) Basic Salary Scale: Kshs. 61,105-Kshs.84,284 p.m.
(ii) House Allowance: Kshs. 28,000 p.m.
(iii) Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 6,000 p.m
(iv) State Counsel Allowance: Ksh. 30,000 per month
(v) Non Practicing Allowance: Ksh. 15,000 per month
(vi) Leave allowance: Ksh. 6,000 per annum.
(vii)Annual Leave: 30 working days per leave year
(viii)Medical: As per the current KLRC
medical insurance cover
(b) Duties and Responsibilities: These will entail among others:
(i) Development of initial drafts of the Commission’s policies and
guidelines for review;
(ii) Development of strategies for stakeholder consultations and
engagements;
(iii) Liaising with other departments in the implementation of the
Commission’s mandate;
(iv) Undertaking research and collating information for the development
of the Commission’s reports;
(v) Participation in capacity building and implementation of
performance management of the Commission;
(vi) Initiating legislative proposals for reforming any branch of the law;
(vii) Preparing legal opinions and advisories relating to requests from
Parliament, county assemblies, MDAs, the Judiciary and other stake
holders;
(viii) Analyzing input from stakeholders on policy, legislative, regulatory
and administrative proposals and take necessary action;
(ix) Attending meetings for development and clarification of national
and county policy, legislative proposals and statutory instruments;
(x) Preparing drafts of national and county policy, legislative proposals
and statutory instruments;
(xi) Reviewing existing national and county policy or legislation to
identify inconsistencies with the Constitution;
(xii) Conducting research on law reform issues arising from judicial
pronouncements, revision of laws or emerging areas of law;
(xiii) Participating in exchange programmes and collaborative initiatives
with other law reform agencies for purposes of sharing information
to facilitate law reform in Kenya;
(xiv) Participating in the Commission’s resource mobilization
programmes and activities; and
(xv) Participating in implementation of the Commission’s projects and
plans.
(c) Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) Bachelor’s degree in Laws (LLB) from a recognized institution;
(ii) Postgraduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
(iii) Three years post-qualification experience; and
(iv) Certificate in computer application skills.