Vacancy title:
Legal Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism, Category: Legal]

Jobs at:
National Museum

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, May 20 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | kenya | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Specification

• An officer at this level may be deployed in either Corporation Secretary and Legal Services Directorate or the Intellectual Property Management Department functional areas.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• Legal
• Management of litigation matters;
• Drawing draft contracts, agreements and other legal documents;
• Undertaking legal research;
• Identifying legal and compliance risks;
• Providing day to day legal and regulatory support to the functional areas covering general compliance queries and reviews;
• Representing the organisation in litigation matters;
• Compiling of monthly/quarterly reports on legal matters; and
• Assisting in board secretarial work.
• Intellectual Property Management Function

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail assisting in:

• Implementing IP policies that promote and protect intellectual property rights;
• Protecting valuable intellectual property assets such as inventions, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets;
• Conducting awareness campaigns and educational programs to enhance understanding of IP rights and their importance;
• Organizing training, competitions and awards relating to industrial property matters; and
• Enforcing IP rights and handling IP-related disputes.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:-

• Have a Bachelor of Law degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court;
• At least four (4) years work experience
• Have valid practicing license;
• Be proficient in computer applications; and
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Key Competencies and skills

• Negotiation and legal drafting skills;
• Strong communication and reporting skills;
• Interpersonal skills; and
• Team player.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

The Director General, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

The application should be placed in a plain envelop clearly marked the position applied for and dropped in the box placed outside the Director General’s Office on 2 nd Floor, Heritage Centre, National Museums of Kenya HQs in Nairobi not later than 20th May, 2025, 5.00pm.

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