# Legal Officer NGO Job Good Neighbors, Kiambu, Kenya

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Company: Good Neighbors, Kiambu, Kenya

Category: Legal

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-07-29

Expires: 2026-08-14

## Job Description

### Key Responsibilities

- Work with Human resource Department to coordinate all legal issues for the organization internally and externally.

- The incumbent will provide counsel to and work closely with human resources on a broad range of employment matters, including recruiting, hiring, benefits, compensation, employee relations, discipline, terminations, investigations, harassment, discrimination, compliance, and strategies for managing risk around employment matters.

- Work with Human Resource Department to conduct ongoing review and revision of Good Neighbors’ human resources policies.

- Work with Human Resource Department to prepare employment law training programs for management and other relevant managers when need be.

- Work with human Resource Department to coordinate and manage external, local and international counsel on personnel and compliance issues.

- Communication with lawyers and other relevant government officers.

- Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.

- Review the contract or relevant documentations

- Undertakes basic or extensive review of legal documents, instruments, or other material; identifies important issues, similarities, and inconsistencies, etc.

- Prepares or assists in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legislative texts and commentaries on those texts, etc.

- Prepares or assists in the preparation, and negotiates or assists in the negotiation, of agreements with stakeholders.

- Provides guidance to more junior staff.

Qualifications and skills

- Degree or Higher diploma in Law.

- 3+ years working experience as legal Officer

- Excellent written and verbal communication. 

- Familiarity with MS office.

- Knowledge of all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

- Highly organized and detail oriented

- Strong negotiation skills.

- Ability to prepare complex legal documents.

- Experience in the NGO Sector preferred.

- Ability to speak more than one language.

- A good understanding of the following.

- Recent versions of Microsoft Office software suites.

- Standard office equipment, such as copy machines and fax machines.

- Telecommunications systems.

- Digital communications systems

### How to Apply

Please send your applications enclosing Certificates, testimonials, and a resume stating current and expected remuneration on or before 14th August 2026 to administration@goodneighbors.ke 

All attachments should be in one zip file

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## Requirements

Apply by email: administration@goodneighbors.ke

## Apply

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