Assistant Director, Advocates Training Programme at Kenya School of Law

The Kenya School of Law (KSL) is the only bar school in Kenya. After their completion of an Undergraduate Degrees in Law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of Law to be prepared for admission to the Kenyan Bar. The Kenya School of Law was established as a law vocational training school in 1963. However, the establishment of Fac...

 

Assistant Director, Advocates Training Programme

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience10 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldLaw / Legal 

Overall purpose of the job

  • Reporting to the Director/CEO, the incumbent will be responsible for providing leadership and management of the Advocates Training Programme (ATP).

Job specifications (duties)

The specific duties and responsibilities will entail, but not limited to:

  • Developing and coordinating implementation of strategies, policies and procedures to ensure achievement of School’s objectives;
  • Planning the ATP calendar of the ATP programs;
  • Working closely with deputy director to develop strategies for marketing the School’s ATP programmes;
  • Developing budgets and work plans to match operational requirements with available funds, control and manage the budget and expenditure;
  • Overseeing quality assurance systems of the ATP programs within the department to maintain standards;
  • Participating in the development and review of the curriculum to ensure the program addresses market needs;
  • Mentoring and coaching staff;
  • Approving departmental budget;
  • Ensuring staff performance appraisal is carried out;     
  • Preparing monthly departmental reports;
  • Preparing timetables for respective ATP activities;
  • Teaching, supervising, and mentoring students;
  • Ensuring student discipline;
  • Allocating and supervising work/duties to members of staff;
  • Evaluating the performance of staff in the Department to ascertain efficiency and effectiveness in work performance in meeting the objectives of the function staff;
  • Evaluating course content to ensure they conform to the set curricula;
  • Dealing with internal and external correspondence;
  • Setting, moderate and mark examinations;
  • Setting and mark project work and administer oral examinations; and
  • Moderating pre bar examinations.

Persons’ specifications

The successful candidates should meet the following requirements: -

  • Have at least ten (10) years’ post admission relevant work experience in public or private sector, five (5) of which should be in management;
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B) from a recognized university;
  • Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M) from a recognized university;
  • Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
  • Be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with current practicing certificate;
  • Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing;
  • Have attended at least a management course lasting four (4) weeks;
  • Have fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution; and
  • Proficiency in Computer Applications.

 

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya School of Law on erecruitment.ksl.ac.ke to apply

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