Vision: To be the leading insurance industry regulator. Mission: To effectively regulate, supervise, develop the insurance industry and protect insurance beneficiaries. Core Values: (i)Accountability: -We exercise prudence in use of public resources entrusted to IRA. (ii)Team Spirit: -We work effectively with others across functional lines to a...

Responsibilities or duties

• Providing board secretarial services under the direction of the Corporation Secretary.
• Providing technical leadership in implementation of the Department’s strategies and programmes.
• Ensuring representation of the Authority in court, tribunals and in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings.
• Ensuring procedural compliance in legal proceedings.
• Ensuring effective provision of governance, legal advisory, litigation management and dispute resolution services.
• Reviewing and reporting to the Corporation Secretary on the status of legal-risk management and compliance with legislation, governance codes, and government circulars.
• Coordinating scanning of the internal and external operating environment to identify and mitigate risks.
• Overseeing development and updating of policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and manuals to standardise departmental operations.
• Coordinating collection, analysis, and reporting of feedback and data on effectiveness of departmental strategies.
• Overseeing the drafting of legal instruments, legislative proposals, concept papers, briefs, cabinet memoranda, and responses to parliamentary questions.
• Coordinating development and implementation of public participation plans in the development of the regulatory framework.
• Coordinating regulatory impact assessments and implementation of relevant recommendations.
• Ensuring public availability of insurance legislation and amendments through the Authority’s website, Kenya Law Reports, and other recognised platforms.
• Coordinating legal and governance audits and monitoring closure of issues raised in internal, governance, and legal and compliance audits.
• Allocating matters to external service providers, managing performance appraisal and taking corrective actions.
• Coordinating performance appraisal of external service providers and making recommendations to the Corporation Secretary.
• Coordinating the drafting of memoranda of understanding and monitoring and reporting on their implementation.
• Coordinating review and negotiation of contracts, leases, and related instruments.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting to the Corporation Secretary on implementation of the departmental risk action plans, the quality-management system, and the knowledge-management framework.
• Reviewing and approving departmental reports, budgets, work plans, and procurement plans and monitoring closure of audit issues.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on compliance with standard operating procedures, work plans, procurement plans, and budgets.
• Reviewing and approving Board and Management reports for submission to the Corporation Secretary.
• Participating in multi-divisional and multi-agency teams and providing technical inputs.
• Coordinating management of departmental records, registers, diaries, and management information and ICT systems.
• Coordinating development of the Authority’s legal-awareness curriculum and overseeing design, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of staff training.
• Undertaking needs assessments and recommending training and capacity building for department staff.
• Advising on training and development needs within the department.
• Undertaking legal research as appropriate.
• Undertaking performance appraisal of direct reports.
• Mentoring and coaching direct and indirect reports.
• Undertake any other assignments as and when required.

Qualifications or requirements

• Master’s Degree in any of the following: Law, Business Management or any other social science from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Laws from the Council of Legal Education.
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya.
• Certified Public Secretary (CPS).
• Member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.
• Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks.
• Proficient in computer applications.

Experience needed

Twelve (12) years’ cumulative experience, three (3) of which should have been at the level of Assistant Director or in comparable position.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

• Competencies and Skills
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills
• Report writing skills
• Presentation skills
• Mentoring, coaching and leadership skills.
• Conflict management

• Providing board secretarial services under the direction of the Corporation Secretary.
• Providing technical leadership in implementation of the Department’s strategies and programmes.
• Ensuring representation of the Authority in court, tribunals and in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings.
• Ensuring procedural compliance in legal proceedings.
• Ensuring effective provision of governance, legal advisory, litigation management and dispute resolution services.
• Reviewing and reporting to the Corporation Secretary on the status of legal-risk management and compliance with legislation, governance codes, and government circulars.
• Coordinating scanning of the internal and external operating environment to identify and mitigate risks.
• Overseeing development and updating of policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and manuals to standardise departmental operations.
• Coordinating collection, analysis, and reporting of feedback and data on effectiveness of departmental strategies.
• Overseeing the drafting of legal instruments, legislative proposals, concept papers, briefs, cabinet memoranda, and responses to parliamentary questions.
• Coordinating development and implementation of public participation plans in the development of the regulatory framework.
• Coordinating regulatory impact assessments and implementation of relevant recommendations.
• Ensuring public availability of insurance legislation and amendments through the Authority’s website, Kenya Law Reports, and other recognised platforms.
• Coordinating legal and governance audits and monitoring closure of issues raised in internal, governance, and legal and compliance audits.
• Allocating matters to external service providers, managing performance appraisal and taking corrective actions.
• Coordinating performance appraisal of external service providers and making recommendations to the Corporation Secretary.
• Coordinating the drafting of memoranda of understanding and monitoring and reporting on their implementation.
• Coordinating review and negotiation of contracts, leases, and related instruments.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting to the Corporation Secretary on implementation of the departmental risk action plans, the quality-management system, and the knowledge-management framework.
• Reviewing and approving departmental reports, budgets, work plans, and procurement plans and monitoring closure of audit issues.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on compliance with standard operating procedures, work plans, procurement plans, and budgets.
• Reviewing and approving Board and Management reports for submission to the Corporation Secretary.
• Participating in multi-divisional and multi-agency teams and providing technical inputs.
• Coordinating management of departmental records, registers, diaries, and management information and ICT systems.
• Coordinating development of the Authority’s legal-awareness curriculum and overseeing design, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of staff training.
• Undertaking needs assessments and recommending training and capacity building for department staff.
• Advising on training and development needs within the department.
• Undertaking legal research as appropriate.
• Undertaking performance appraisal of direct reports.
• Mentoring and coaching direct and indirect reports.
• Undertake any other assignments as and when required.

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills
• Report writing skills
• Presentation skills
• Mentoring, coaching and leadership skills.
• Conflict management
• Proficient in computer applications.

• Master’s Degree in any of the following: Law, Business Management or any other social science from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Laws from the Council of Legal Education.
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya.
• Certified Public Secretary (CPS).
• Member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.
• Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks.