Careers at National Council for Law - Senior Law Reporter

Job Title: Senior Law Reporter

Employer: National Council for Law
Duty Station: Nairobi
Application Deadline: 30th August 2013

The Council is seeking suitably qualified candidates to fill the above vacancy:
Job Grade: KLR 4
Job Reference: LoK/KLR4

Reporting to: The Assistant Editor, Laws of Kenya
Basic monthly salary (excluding allowances and benefits): KES. 89,748 – 120,270

Key Responsibilities
Senior Law Reporter, Laws of Kenya, will be a senior middle manager in the Laws of Kenya Department of the Council.

Duties
• Guiding the Laws of Kenya department internalizing the Council's values and Strategic Plan and in the fulfillment of the Department's responsibilities under the Plan;
• Co-ordinating the implementation of the Law Revision Policy and Procedures Manual;
• Keeping the Law Revision Policy, manuals and workflow processes continuously under review and updated;
• Undertaking the revision, consolidation and updating of the Laws of Kenya and co-ordinating the preparation of all related publications;
• Liaising with key stakeholders in ensuring the timely collection and publication of new legislation;
• Reviewing and analyzing legislation and conceptualizing and implementing publication schemes and information products that enhance public access to and understanding of the Laws of Kenya;
• Maintaining and continuously updating a repository of all legislation and such other related or necessary information;
• Maintaining and continuously updating and improving the online and CD-Rom databases of the Laws of Kenya;
• Setting and documenting the standards for and sharing of best practices in Law Revision and legal publishing in Kenya and beyond;
• Co-ordinating in the planning, management, co-ordination and controlling  the affairs of the Department;
 
Professional Qualifications, Skills and Personal Attributes
The position calls for a mix of skills in leadership, management, law revision and legal publishing.

Qualifications, Skills and Personal attributes:
• At least a Bachelors degree in Law or its equivalent;
• Admission to the roll of the Advocates of the High Court of Kenya;
• At least two (2) years of post-admission working experience;
• Excellent legal writing, legal editing, legal analysis and legal research skills;
• Excellent organizational, leadership, management, resource mobilization and decision making skills; and
• Certification or demonstrable experience in the application of contemporary computer and ICT skills.
Personal Attributes
• Integrity - Excellent moral and professional standing;
• Creativity, innovation and a passion for continuous learning and development;
• Good interpersonal, team-building and communication skills; and
• Highly motivated.

The Remuneration and Terms of Service
Successful candidates will be engaged on permanent and pensionable terms of employment subject to an initial probation period.
How to Apply:
All applications are to be sent by email with the subject line being the vacancy applied forto our human resource consultants through vacancies@achievers.co.ke