Corporation Secretary and Director Legal Services

Official source: Commission for University Education eRecruitment vacancy CUE/01/2026/001 and the official vacancies advert PDF. Applications close on 2 June 2026 at 5.00 p.m. East Africa time.

The Corporation Secretary and Director Legal Services is responsible for Board secretariat, legal, compliance and advisory services to the Board and Management.

Duties and responsibilities

• Arranging the business of the Board and keeping records of proceedings.
• Providing advice on legal and corporate matters to CUE through interpretation and legal opinions.
• Providing secretariat services to the Board.
• Ensuring compliance with statutes, regulations and procedures.
• Formulating legal opinions and reports on issues affecting the Board.
• Formulating, vetting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, leases, agreements and memorandums of understanding.
• Reviewing the Board's legal framework and advising on compliance by sector players.
• Coordinating formulation and review of Board policies to align with relevant laws and Government circulars.
• Coordinating litigation management through the Office of the Attorney General and ensuring adequate representation of the Board.
• Ensuring requisite information and evidence on legal matters involving the Board is compiled and proper instructions issued.
• Negotiating disputes with a view to out-of-court settlement.
• Coordinating legal audits to measure compliance with legal requirements.
• Identifying legal risks and advising on mitigation measures.
• Managing and coordinating the Legal Services Division, including coaching and mentorship of divisional staff.
• Setting performance targets and work plans, and managing, supervising and developing staff for the legal services unit.
• Representing the Board in legal fora.

Person specifications

• At least twelve years relevant experience, five years of which should have been at senior management level in a comparable institution.
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognized institution.
• Master's degree in Law or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law.
• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Valid practising certificate.
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.
• Leadership course certificate lasting at least four weeks from a recognized institution.
• Computer proficiency, demonstrated professional competence and administrative capability, and fulfilment of Chapter Six requirements.

Application procedure

Applications are made online through the CUE eRecruitment portal. Applicants must register or log in, go to Vacancies, view the post and click 'Apply for this job'. CUE requires applicants to state current or last salary and to provide email and telephone contacts.