Job Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS – FOUR (4) POSTS – V/No.
50/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.90,200 – Ksh.124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.18,066 – 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 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) in the grade of Principal Legislative
Affairs Officer, CGS 8 or a comparable and relevant position in the wiser public
service;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in Law (LLB) from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
(iv) be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with at least four (4) years post
admission experience; and
(vi) demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work
performance and exhibited a thorough understand of national goals, policies,
objectives and ability to relate them to management of legislative affairs.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) initiating development and review of the Government Legislative Agenda
(ii) initiating analysis of existing and proposed legislation and statutory instruments
on National Government priorities;
(iii) coordinating identification of the legislative gaps in the realization of the
National Government development agenda and recommend appropriate
interventions;
(iv) developing the Government Legislative Agenda;
(v) coordinating monitoring on compliance of MDAs to statutory and
administrative requirements relating to legislative development processes;
(vi) coordinating the preparation of reports on MDAs compliance to statutory and
administrative requirements relating to legislative development processes;
(vii) organizing periodic fora with MDAs to identify challenges in legislative
development process;
(viii) identifying and recommending mitigation measures to address challenges in
legislative development process;
(ix) Developing and reviewing a framework on development of priority
legislation;
(x) Analysing the priority legislations in line with the national development
agenda;
(xi) Developing guidelines, procedures and processes for formulation of National
legislation;
(xii) Developing and coordinating implementation of tools for monitoring and
tracking legislative development processes; and
(xiii) designing, developing and maintaining Legislative Agenda Tracking
Information System.