Assistant Director, Advocates Training Programme at Kenya School of Law

Job Description

Overall purpose of the job

Reporting to the Director/CEO, the incumbent will be responsible for providing leadership and management of the Advocates Training Programme (ATP).

Job specifications (duties)

The specific duties and responsibilities will entail, but not limited to:

Developing and coordinating implementation of strategies, policies and procedures to ensure achievement of School’s objectives;
Planning the ATP calendar of the ATP programs;
Working closely with deputy director to develop strategies for marketing the School’s ATP programmes;
Developing budgets and work plans to match operational requirements with available funds, control and manage the budget and expenditure;
Overseeing quality assurance systems of the ATP programs within the department to maintain standards;
Participating in the development and review of the curriculum to ensure the program addresses market needs;
Mentoring and coaching staff;
Approving departmental budget;
Ensuring staff performance appraisal is carried out;
Preparing monthly departmental reports;
Preparing timetables for respective ATP activities;
Teaching, supervising and mentoring students;
Ensuring student discipline;
Allocating and supervising work/duties to members of staff;
Evaluating the performance of staff in the Department to ascertain efficiency and effectiveness in work performance in meeting the objectives of the function staff;
Evaluating course content to ensure they conform to the set curricula;
Dealing with internal and external correspondence;
Setting, moderate and mark examinations;
Setting and mark project work and administer oral examinations; and
Moderating pre bar examinations.

Persons’ specifications

The successful candidates should meet the following requirements: –

Have at least ten (10) years’ post admission relevant work experience in public or private sector, five (5) of which should be in management;
Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B) from a recognized university;
Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M) from a recognized university;
Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
Be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with current practicing certificate;
Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing;
Have attended at least a management course lasting four (4) weeks;
Have fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution; and
Proficiency in Computer Applications.

Key Competencies and skills

Mastery of the concepts and principles of ATP;
Ability to manage other professionals or experts in this field;
ATP and applied research
Practical application of Law;
Knowledge of relevant legislation;
Knowledge of professional standards;
Interpersonal skills;
Negotiation skills;
Organizational skills;
Team-work; and
Problem solving.