PPRA Legal Officer Jobs in Kenya
Job Purpose
To provide operational support in protecting the interest of the Authority in litigation; drafting of contracts; preparing legal opinions and advisories; and analysis of debarment and administrative review cases, towards the achievement of the Authority’s strategic goals and objectives in the regulation of the public procurement system in Kenya.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervise data entry and generation on administrative review and debarment cases; executed and pending contracts and cases pending in court.
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
Draft pleadings and other documents for filing in court;
Attend court to represent the Authority;
Prepare documentation to be filed in court in cases where the Authority is a party;
Prepare witness statements for use in court;
Provide input in drafting amendments to legislation and regulations to facilitate the Authority’s operations;
Analyse debarment cases to be presented to the Debarment Committee.
Provide input in the legal and compliance audit of the Authority;
Draft contracts, memorandum of understanding, leases and agreements;
Follow up with external lawyers on monthly status reports and compile the same or prepare status reports for internally handled cases;
Undertaking conveyancing for the Authority’s properties, conduct searches on the Authority’s properties, and prepare leases and agreements where the Authority is a landlord;
Provide input in the preparation of annual and quarterly departmental reports;
Provide support in the Authority’s policy development and advise on legal policy issues;
Articulate the department’s issues in various fora;
Drafting legal opinions;
Providing and interpreting legal information;
Participating in developing legal documents and instruments;
Provide support in legal risk reviews and advice;
Drafting contracts, internal policies;
Handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries; and
Drafting court pleadings for filing in court;
Providing support in carrying out the legal compliance audit;
Drafting memorandum of issues on bills and legislation;
Providing support in implementation of the quality management system in the department;
Draft notices of hearing to all parties to debarment proceedings
Draft issues for determination and necessary points of clarification to be presented during a debarment hearing;
Provide support in prosecuting debarment cases before the Debarment Committee;
Maintain records relating to debarment proceedings;
Prepare draft decisions for consideration by Debarment Committee;
Follow up to ensure publication of the names of the debarred firms on the Authority’s website;
Prepare draft communication to the Cabinet Secretary responsible for public procurement on gazettement of names of debarred firms;
Research on points of law as instructed relating to the mandate of the Review Board by the Constitution, the Act and the Regulations;
Research and identify appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles and other material that are relevant to assigned cases;
Compile statistical analyses of cases handled and activities undertaken by the Review Board;
Prepare draft legal opinions on ongoing cases that the members of the Review Board can refer to in development of their decisions; and
Follow up progress and status of judicial review and appeal cases at the Court and compile statistical and legal analyses of judgements rendered.
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills)
Academic qualifications
Bachelors of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognized institution; and
Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme).
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) in good standing;
Be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya; and
Current Advocates Practicing Certificate;
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; PPRA Legal Officer Jobs in Kenya
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