Vacancy title:
Legal Officer II, SK Grade 8

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

Jobs at:
Sports Kenya

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, October 6 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 15 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

Sports Kenya is a State Corporation established by the Sports Act of 25th January, 2013 with the mandate to manage and develop national sporting facilities, promote and coordinate sporting activities at the grassroots, county and national levels.

Responsibilities

• Preparing legal briefs for the initiation of legal action;
• Preparing and interpreting legal opinions and offering guidance on legal requirements;
• Maintaining and ensuring proper management of the records of the legal department are up to date and produce quarterly reports on the same;
• Preparation and filing of pleadings for and on behalf of the Board;
• Drafting and reviewing of legal instruments and policy documents on behalf of the Board;
• Drafting of contracts and MoUs; and
• Undertaking legal research and assignments

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Bachelor of Law degree from a recognized institution;
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya;
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure
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Interested candidates should send their application letters enclosing a detailed CV, copies of academic, professional certificates and details of three referees. The candidates should also indicate their current and expected remuneration on their application letters with job reference quoted on the envelope on/before 6 th October 2026 

Applications for positions in SK 3 to be addressed to the undersigned;

The Chairman

Board of Directors,

Sports Kenya

Private Bag

Kasarani, NAIROBI

Applications for positions in SK 6 and SK 8 to be addressed to the undersigned;

The Director General

Sports Kenya

Private Bag

Kasarani, NAIROBI.

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