Legal Officer

The Lake Victoria South Water Services Board wishes to recruit self driven, result oriented, highly motivated and qualified persons to fill the following position

Ref: LVSWSB/HR/10/2010/3
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be reporting to the Chief Manager Corporate planning and be responsible for:-

* Provision of legal services such as litigation, conveyance, analysis of legal risks and liaising with external layers on legal issues.
* Development and implementation of strategies aimed at providing an enabling legal and regulatory framework that preserves the integrity of the Organization.
* Ensuring compliance to statutory requirements in all Board’s transactions.
* Review and enforcement of compliance of Water Service Providers on statutory requirements.
* Preparation of legal opinions, interpretations and policies for the Board.
* Preparation of contracts, leases, and other legal instruments for the Board.
* Provision of secretarial services to the Board and various committees.

Requirements for appointment
For appointment to this post the successful candidate should:-

* Be in possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB)
* Hold a post graduate Diploma from Kenya School of law.
* Be in possession of CPS (K) qualifications.
* Must be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
* Have a minimum of five (5) years relevant experience in comparable organizations.
* He or she should be a person of high integrity and ethical standards.
* Experience in the public sector will be an added advantage.
* Should be Computer Literate.

If you meet the requirements for the above position, please send your application attaching a detailed CV, copies of academic/professional certificates and testimonials stating your current position, remuneration and telephone contact to the following address by 3rd November 2010.
Please indicate the post and reference number on both the letter and the envelope.

Eng. M. O. Ochieng
Chief Executive Officer,
Lake Victoria South Water Services Board,
P. O. Box 3325-40100- Kisumu

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