{"id":108037,"date":"2026-08-14T10:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/principal-legal-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:46:50","slug":"principal-legal-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/principal-legal-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Legal Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Principal Legal Officer\", \"description\": \"The job holder is responsible for formulating, reviewing and monitoring statutory and\u00a0legal policies and procedures relating to litigation, prosecution and alternative dispute\u00a0resolution processes.\\nJob Specifications\\nDuties and responsibilities at this level will entail:\\nImplementing legal policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures on litigation,\u00a0delegated criminal prosecution and Alternative Dispute Resolution;\\nDeveloping policy and legal frameworks for prosecution and litigation;\\nDeveloping litigation, prosecution, and Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR\u00a0strategies;\\nCoordinating investigations;\\nCoordinating quasi-judicial and alternative justice delegated prosecution processes;\\nMonitoring compliance with policies, standards, and procedures to avoid sanctions and litigations;\\nDeveloping legal briefs to the external lawyers and other parties;\\nCoordinating legal conformance and compliance;\\nPromoting legal education and awareness programs\/clinics to strategic stakeholders;\\nIdentifying and mapping out legal risks and developing mitigation frameworks;\\nConducting negotiations.;\\nDeveloping legal accountability structures;\\nEstablishing and maintaining the legal universe;\\nRepresenting HELB in courts and quasi- judicial bodies;\\nPreparing written and oral submissions for filing in court;\\nMonitoring compliance with court decisions; and\\nCoordinating preparation of legal advisories.\\nPerson Specifications\\nMinimum Requirements for appointment to the position are:\\nA cumulative period of nine 9 years relevant work experience, three 3 of which must be in the grade of Senior Legal Officer or in a comparable position;\\nBachelor of Laws LLB degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized\u00a0institution;\\nPostgraduate diploma in legal studies from the Kenya School of Law;\\nAdmission certificate as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;\\nValid Practicing Certificate;\\nMembership in good standing of the Law Society of Kenya;\\nManagement course certificate lasting not less than four 4 weeks from a recognized\u00a0institution;\\nCertificate in computer applications; and\\nShown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.\\nThe Officer shall be engaged on contract of up to three 3 years renewable subject to\u00a0performance and retirement age\\nApplication Email:\\nplo@helb.co.ke\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-12\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Higher Education Loans Board HELB\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-09-01T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Higher Education Loans Board HELB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Contract , Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-09-01<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>The job holder is responsible for formulating, reviewing and monitoring statutory and\u00a0legal policies and procedures relating to litigation, prosecution and alternative dispute\u00a0resolution processes.<br \/>Job Specifications<br \/>Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:<br \/>Implementing legal policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures on litigation,\u00a0delegated criminal prosecution and Alternative Dispute Resolution;<br \/>Developing policy and legal frameworks for prosecution and litigation;<br \/>Developing litigation, prosecution, and Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR\u00a0strategies;<br \/>Coordinating investigations;<br \/>Coordinating quasi-judicial and alternative justice delegated prosecution processes;<br \/>Monitoring compliance with policies, standards, and procedures to avoid sanctions and litigations;<br \/>Developing legal briefs to the external lawyers and other parties;<br \/>Coordinating legal conformance and compliance;<br \/>Promoting legal education and awareness programs\/clinics to strategic stakeholders;<br \/>Identifying and mapping out legal risks and developing mitigation frameworks;<br \/>Conducting negotiations.;<br \/>Developing legal accountability structures;<br \/>Establishing and maintaining the legal universe;<br \/>Representing HELB in courts and quasi- judicial bodies;<br \/>Preparing written and oral submissions for filing in court;<br \/>Monitoring compliance with court decisions; and<br \/>Coordinating preparation of legal advisories.<br \/>Person Specifications<br \/>Minimum Requirements for appointment to the position are:<br \/>A cumulative period of nine 9 years relevant work experience, three 3 of which must be in the grade of Senior Legal Officer or in a comparable position;<br \/>Bachelor of Laws LLB degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized\u00a0institution;<br \/>Postgraduate diploma in legal studies from the Kenya School of Law;<br \/>Admission certificate as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;<br \/>Valid Practicing Certificate;<br \/>Membership in good standing of the Law Society of Kenya;<br \/>Management course certificate lasting not less than four 4 weeks from a recognized\u00a0institution;<br \/>Certificate in computer applications; and<br \/>Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.<br \/>The Officer shall be engaged on contract of up to three 3 years renewable subject to\u00a0performance and retirement age<br \/>Application Email:<br \/>plo@helb.co.ke<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Qualified and interested applicants who meet the above requirements are required to submit their job application letters, curriculum vitae, copies of academic and professional certificates, copy of Identity Card or Passport and relevant testimonials quoting the Title and Reference Number of the position on the cover letter and envelope on or before Tuesday 1st September 2026 addressed to: The Chief Executive Officer Higher Education Loans Board Anniversary Towers, 19th Floor P.O. Box 69489 &#8211; 00400 NAIROBI, KENYA Soft copies to be sent to the email address provided for each position. Applicants who previously submitted applications are encouraged to reapply. Succesful candidates will be required to present their Valid Chapter Six Requirements.<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/MyJobMagKEBot?start=c28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-09-01 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Higher Education Loans Board HELB Location: Nairobi Job Type: Contract , Full Time Apply Before: 2026-09-01 Job Description The job holder is responsible for formulating, reviewing and monitoring statutory and\u00a0legal policies and procedures relating to litigation, prosecution and alternative dispute\u00a0resolution processes.Job SpecificationsDuties and responsibilities at this level will entail:Implementing legal policies, standards, guidelines, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1451,2920,1413,1412],"class_list":["post-108037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-contract-full-time","tag-higher-education-loans-board-helb","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}