Deputy Director Legal Services Job PCPB Nairobi, Kenya
PCPB Nairobi, Kenya
Job description
Duties & Responsibilities: –
Board Services
- Providing guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities and on matters of governance.
- Drafting minutes, Board and Committee papers for approval and circulation by the Chief Executive Officer.
- Custodian of the seal of the Board and account to the Board for its use.
- Maintaining and updating the Conflict of Interest and Gift Registers of the Board.
- Ensuring that Board members are aware of all relevant laws affecting the Board.
- Facilitating effective communication between the Board and the shareholders.
- Ensuring that annual returns are promptly filed with the relevant authorities.
Legal Services
- Spearheading the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, frameworks, work plans, legislations, guidelines, procedures, regulations, norms, standards and programmes for the Board.
- Spearheading provision of legal advice and interpretation of statutes, subsidiary rules, and regulations.
- Safeguarding the Board by ensuring it is adequately defended before the Courts of law, and Tribunals.
- Coordinating the Board’s input in National and Sectoral planning processes.
- Spearheading drafting, review and amendments where necessary contractual instruments entered into between the Board and third parties.
- Overseeing review of contracts or other documentation where the Board has committed itself and assess legal implications necessary for the attention of Management.
- Coordinating management, review and monitoring of progress and status of outstanding litigation.
- Overseeing issuance of instructions, liaison with the Board’s external advocates to ensure Board’s interest while handling cases on its behalf.
- Coordinating the initiation, review, drafting of necessary instruments for business transactions.
- Ensuring the Board complies with constitutional, regulatory and relevant laws in force through the provision of legal advisory services.
- Ensuring risks arising from contractual engagements are effectively and efficiently managed.
- Spearheading advisory to management on all legal, regulatory and contractual matters.
- Ensuring custody and accountability of the Board’s seal, securities, agreements, minutes, titles and other legal instruments.
- Overseeing provision of legal guidance on contractual and statutory obligations binding upon the Board.
- Advising on mitigating measures for addressing risks in the division.
- Ensuring business continuity plans are developed and operational for the division.
- Initiating and implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) in the division.
- Facilitating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship.
- Spearheading the development and implementation of the division’s strategic plans, budgets and performance contract.
- Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing staff in the division.
Person specification
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
- Cumulative service period of twelve (12) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been in a management position or in a comparable position.
- Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
- Master of Laws degree from a recognized institution.
- Post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
- Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- A valid practicing certificate.
- Certificate in Leadership Course, lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
- Membership of the Law Society of Kenya.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results.
How to Apply
If you believe you meet the criteria for the positions, please submit your application by post or hand or email enclosing/attaching copies of your national identity card or passport, academic and professional certificates (applicants with foreign degrees will need clearance from the Commission for University Education), a detailed curriculum vitae, testimonials, email and telephone contacts of three (3) referees in a sealed envelope clearly marked with job title to the address below on or before 8th September, 2026 at 5.00 p.m., Nairobi time.
The Chief Executive Officer
Pest Control Products Board
4th Floor, PCPB Building
Off Waiyaki way, Loresho
P. O. Box 13794 – 00800
NAIROBI
Or email
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note that the successful candidates shall be required to submit clearance certificates from
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
- Directorate of Criminal Investigations;
- Credit Reference Bureau;
- Kenya Revenue Authority; and
- Higher Education Loans Board.
Pest Control Products Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and gender equality. Qualified persons living with disabilities, women and those from marginalized areas are encouraged to apply.