Ref No: KoTDA/HR109/2024

Job Specification Duties and responsibilities

• Develop strategies, policies, and procedures for contract management.
• Develop the Authority’s templates for legal agreements.
• Review and approve agreements for execution and attend to the execution of Contracts by the Authority.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the contracts.
• To review all contracts or any other documentation where the
• Authority has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the attention of the CEO.
• To ensure regulatory and statutory contractual compliance by the various projects and Authority engagements.
• Attend, engage, and participate in contract negotiations on engagements/transactions that the Authority and support Department are getting involved in.
• Ensure up to standard review and drafting and if in order recommend for signing all contracts and other legal documents on behalf of the Authority in a timely manner.
• Ensure Authority contractual transactions comply with corporate laws and regulations.
• Ensure all legal agreements and contracts entered by the Authority are legally sound and minimize risks and other exposure to the Authority.
• Coordinate approvals from the Attorney General’s Office and other Government ministries on Contracts.
• Ensure accuracy and appropriateness of contracts text and attachments.
• Keep track of contracts extensions and expiry.
• Dispute Resolution
• Develop and oversee the implementation of the dispute resolution strategies, polices and mechanisms for the Authority.
• Resolve disputes in consultation with all affected parties, to ensure that they do not lead to litigation.
• Develop and implement preventive legal strategies aimed at forestalling disputes at the Authority.
• Ensure legal representation of the Authority in all judicial bodies – Courts, Dispute Adjudication Boards, Arbitration.
• Liaise with other departments in managing Disputes.
• Regularly review and monitor court matters by and against the
• Authority with a view to concluding matters in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Ensure that all pleadings, evidence, and witness statements are drafted and filed accordingly.
• Ensure that the witnesses are prepared accordingly and that they attend court for the hearings.
• Ensure compliance with court orders and decrees.
• Coordinate and supervising investigation for efficient evidence gathering.
• To liaise with and manage external lawyers in ongoing litigation where applicable.
• Prepare sound legal opinions on litigation matters that affect the Authority.
• Oversee the conduct of legal research on litigation issues that affect the Authority.
• Prepare the litigation and dispute resolution reports.
• Develop the budget and the work plan.

Person Specification For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution;
• A minimum of Eight (8) years’ experience, at least three (3) experience in a supervisory role with experience in contracting legal drafting, litigation and dispute resolution in the public sector;
• Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution;
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law; Advocate of the High Court Kenya;
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya with a current practicing certificate;
• Certificate in Management Course from a recognized institution;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and Proficiency in computer applications.