Duties and Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities will include: –
- Providing strategic leadership in the development, review and
implementation of devolution laws, policies, frameworks, guideline and
standards;
- Overseeing establishment, development and management of
intergovernmental relations and servicing of inter-governmental organs;
- Overseeing National Government capacity building and technical
assistant to County Governments;
- Overseeing research, management, monitoring and evaluation of
devolution programmes including peer review mechanism in consultation with
other institutions with mandates in devolution;
- Spearheading the mobilization and management of conditional
grants to County Governments;
- Overseeing the development, Review and Implementation of
knowledge Management Policies, Strategy Framework and Systems for Devolved
Governance;
- Spearheading collaborations partnerships, linkages and liaison
with relevant organization/institutions on devolution matters and
convening of the Devolution Sector Working Groups and related fora; and
- Providing overall coordination and supervision of the
technical function of the State Department
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
- Served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3)
of which should have been at the grade of Deputy Director, Devolution
Affairs (CSG 6) and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the
wider public service;
- A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:
Development Studies, Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, Peace
Building and Conflict Management, Entrepreneurship, Political Science, or
equivalent and relevant qualification from a University recognized in
Kenya;
- A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines:
Development Studies, Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, Peace
Building and Conflict Management, Entrepreneurship, Political
Science or equivalent and relevant field from a University recognized in
Kenya; and
- Demonstrated managerial, leadership and professional
competence in work performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of
national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to
management of Devolution Affairs.
How To Apply
