The Pharmacy and Poisons Board is the Drug Regulatory Authority established under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, Chapter 244 of the Laws of Kenya. The Board regulates the Practice of Pharmacy and the Manufacture and Trade in drugs and poisons, aiming to implement regulatory measures to achieve the highest standards of safety, efficacy, and quality. The Board is seeking to recruit a Legal Officer to provide and interpret legal information while ensuring statutory compliance.
Duties and Responsibilities
Preparing legal opinions: providing and interpreting legal information.
Conducting training and disseminating appropriate legal information to staff.
Reviewing and drafting contracts, agreements, internal policies and ensuring that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
Handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
Participating in policy development and advising on legal policy issues.
Developing legal documents/instruments.
Coordinating stakeholders’ consultations.
Ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance.
Implementing strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function.
Providing legal risk reviews and providing legal advice.
Reviewing ongoing cases and advising management accordingly.
Coordinating external legal mandates to investigate and resolve potential legal issues with regard to financial instruments issued by donors.
Participating in developing and ensuring compliance with the PPB’s collaboration and partnership policy framework and strategy.
Requirements and Qualifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) degree from a recognized institution.
Post graduate Diploma in Legal Studies (Advocates Training Programme) from the Council of Legal Education.
Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPS (K)).
Been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
Interested and qualified candidates should visit the Pharmacy and Poisons Board application portal at hr.pharmacyboardkenya.org to submit their applications. Detailed instructions are available on the portal.
