ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ADVOCATES TRAINING PROGRAMME (ATP) GRADE KSL3

2025-11-11T09:41:17+00:00

FULL_TIME

Education, and Training

Management,Education,Legal

2025-11-18T17:00:00+00:00

 

Kenya

8

KENYA SCHOOL OF LAW

Legal Education

NAIROBI | Full-Time

Date Added :- 04-Nov-2025  -  Date Closing :- 18-Nov-2025

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:

(i) Developing and coordinating implementation of strategies, policies and procedures to ensure achievement of School’s objectives;

(ii)  Planning the ATP calendar of the ATP programs;

(iii) Working closely with deputy director to develop strategies for marketing the School’s ATP programmes;

(iv) Developing budgets and work plans to match operational requirements with available funds, control and manage the budget and expenditure;

(v) Overseeing quality assurance systems of the ATP programs within the department to maintain standards;

(vi) Participating in the development and review of the curriculum to ensure the program addresses market needs;

(vii)  Mentoring and coaching staff;

(viii) Approving departmental budget;

(ix)  Ensuring staff performance appraisal is carried out;     

(x)  Preparing monthly departmental reports;

(xi)  Preparing timetables for respective ATP activities;

(xii)  Teaching, supervising and mentoring students;

(xiii) Ensuring student discipline;

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

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Knowledge of the legislation and trends relevant to the legal education sector
• Excellent communication, reporting and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership, management and supervisory skills
• Excellent strategic leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Customer-centric with excellent negotiation, problem solving and conflict management skills
• Results-oriented and capable of meeting strict deadlines
• Demonstrate ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with varied stakeholders

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

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