Director, Legal Services

Originally the Office was referred to as the Exchequer & Audit Department which with time changed to the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General. During this period, the Office derived its mandate from the Exchequer and Audit Act Cap 412 which provided for the audit of the Central Government by the Controller and Auditor General. Later the Act was a…

Director, Legal Services

Purpose of the job

• This purpose of the role is to provide strategic leadership in provision of legal and regulatory advisory services on matters Corporate governance and development of legal strategies that ensure a robust legal and regulatory framework for the Office to achieve its mandate.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the formulation, implementation and review of the Office’s legal and governance policies, systems and procedures in line with relevant legislations, regulations and policies to safeguard the interest of the Office and to ensure the achievement of Office’s mandate;

• Advise the Auditor-General and management on development and implementation of a governance framework that fosters achievement of Office’sobjectives and compliance with corporate governance, applicable laws and policies;

• Provide legal counsel to the Auditor-General and the management on their duties, responsibilities and powers and how these should be exercised in the best interest of the Office in line with statutory requirements;

• Oversee recording and updating of the Office’s register of conflict of interest and Code of Conduct;

• Guide the Office on matters touching on investigations of the Office by external agencies to ensure that the Office’s image and interest are secure;

• Oversee conduct of Legal Audit Compliance to ensure legal compliance with national, regional and international legal requirements;

• Oversee the Office’s engagements on all legal and regulatory matters, dispute handling processes needed to ensure the engagements are legally sound;

• Oversee all contracts, agreements and memoranda of understanding drafting, reviewing, negotiation and execution with external parties to ensure compliance with Policies and Statutes on behalf of the Office;

• Provide leadership in execution of risk management policy and strategies that ensure the directorate has a robust system and processes of accountability, risk management, internal controls, business continuity and succession management;

• Spearhead formulation, implementation and review of the Directorate’s annual work plans, budgets and procurement and asset disposal plans in line with the Office’s performance targets and strategic plan;  Provide leadership in the development and implementation of corruption

• prevention and mitigation strategies in the directorate;

• Coordinate implementation of a robust performance management system within the directorate through providing oversight of the delivery of the annual performance contract and the strategic plan;