Kiambu County is one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. It is located in the central region and covers a total area of 2,543.5 Km2 with 476.3 Km2under forest cover according to the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Kiambu County borders.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The officer will be responsible to the County Attorney in the day to day management of staff and for overall administration of legal, regulatory and compliance matters.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

•  Ensure compliance with the law in the operations of all departments;
•  Perform legal and regulatory risk analysis as required for decisions making, enforcement actions and statutory interventions;
•  Ensure legal and regulatory policy reform;
•  Enhance day to day administrative duties in the legal department;
•  Advice and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
•  Oversee the departments overall filing, records and document managements;
•  Oversee day to day overall correspondences to departments;
•  Offer legal opinions to internal departments and
•  Any other lawful duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirement For Appointment

•  Must be a Kenyan citizen;
•  Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from a recognized university;
•  Master of Laws degree (LLM) or any other relevant social science from a recognized university will be an added advantage;
•  Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies from the Council of Legal Education and  be admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practicing certificate;
•  Be a member of Law Society of Kenya (LSK);
•  Have post admission experience of seven (7) years with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a managerial position;
•  Attended Strategic Leadership Development Course not lasting less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
•  Demonstrated administrative and professional competence in work performance;
•  Have proficiency in basic computer applications; and
•  Meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the constitution.