Vacancy title:
Principal Legal Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Legal, Management, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Bandari Maritime Academy

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, September 29 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview),

Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory recruitment process. All qualified candidates are welcome and encouraged to apply.

We particularly encourage applications from women, youth, persons with disabilities, and candidates from marginalized and other underrepresented groups.

Responsibilities or duties,

Duties and Responsibilities entail

• Preparing legal briefs and opinions;
• Interpreting legal issues;
• Following up on matters compliance to statutory requirements;
• Drafting contracts, leases, memorandums of understanding (MOUS) and other legal documents;
• Representing the academy in litigations and other legal matters;
• Opening and updating case registers and files pertaining to the academy;
• Preparing case files for hearing;
• Following up on legal status of the academy's assets, liabilities and claims;
• Identifying issues and areas for legal review;
• Reviewing legal documents/instruments;
• Safeguarding the interest of the academy in all legal matters;
• Liaising with the office of the attorney general on legal matters;
• Undertaking research on specific legal areas; and
• Preparation reports.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills),

Required Qualification

For appointment to this grade, a staff must have: -

• Bachelor's degree in Laws (LLB) from a recognized institution;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya;
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and
• Proficiency in computer application skills

Experience needed,

• Cumulative Service Period of six (6) years' relevant work experience three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Senior Legal Officer or comparable position;

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

BMA is ISO 9001:2015 Certified Providing Competent Human Resource for sustainable Blue Economy

Job Grade 5

(1 vacancy)

Job Grade: BMA 5

Basic Salary Scale: Kshs. 89,000 - Ksh 206,400 p.m.

House allowance: Kshs. 25,000

Commuter allowance: Kshs. 16,000

Leave allowance: Kshs. 6,000

Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable

Reporting to: Corporation Secretary and Head of Legal Services

Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory recruitment process. All qualified candidates are welcome and encouraged to apply.

We particularly encourage applications from women, youth, persons with disabilities, and candidates from marginalized and other underrepresented groups.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Prospective candidates MUST fill out the relevant online application form below. After filling the online application form, applicants MUST submit a detailed CV (with at least three referees), a copy of their national identification, accompanied with copies of academic certificates including Secondary Education certificate and professional certificates, in pdf format as one document, to be mailed clearly indicating the Job Reference Number and Title as the subject of your mail, so as to reach the Academy not later than Tuesday 29th September, 2026, 5pm Kenyan time.

Please Note:

• Applicants must fill out the online application form and submit documents via mail to be considered for the position.
• Physical applications will not be accepted.
• Applications received after the specified time will not be considered.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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