Vacancy title:
2 Principal Legal Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Legal]

Jobs at:
Mandera County Government

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, June 4 2025

Duty Station:
Mandera | Mandera | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 16 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

Similar Jobs in Kenya
Learn more about Mandera County Government
Mandera County Government jobs in Kenya

JOB DETAILS:

Duties and responsibilities

• Formulate, implement and review legal  strategics, policies, plans, standards and procedures pertaining to legal services as per the County’s strategic plan;
• Advice and assist the county Government in compliance with national and international instruments;
• Ensuring compliance with principle and values o! good governance, Human right, transparency, ethics and integrity;
• Coordinating the activities of the County Court including drawing of charge sheets, bonding of witnesses, application for warrants and application for witness summons;
• Attending court to represent the County in both civil and criminal litigation;
• Provide opinions and advice on legal matters as required;
• Undertaking conveyancing duties;
• Analyzing research data and compiling reports;
• Undertaking law review;
• Interpreting legal instruments and statutes;
• Perform any other function that may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) degree from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law will be an added advantage;
• Must be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practicing certificate;
• A minimum experience of three (3) years in public or private legal practice;
• Certificate in Computer Applications;
• Satisfies requirement of chapter six of the constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested applicant should fill in Mandera County employment application form and attach copies of Certificates, Testimonials and Identity card. The Form can be downloaded from Mandera County Website www.mandera.go.ke or obtained from Mandera County Public Service Board office.

No online application will be accepted. Mandera County Public Service Board is an equal opportunity employer and corruption free entity.

Incomplete application form will not be accepted and giving false information in the application form will lead to automatic disqualification. The Board will not accept any other form of application except Mandera County Government employments application form.

Applications should reach the County Public Service Board on or before 4th, June, 2025 at 4.00pm.

Application should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the left side the position applied for and vacancy number and;

Addressed to:

The Secretary,
Mandera County Public Service Board,
P.O. Box 356-70300, Mandera

All Jobs | QUICK ALERT SUBSCRIPTION