Principal Investigations Officer at Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA)

IPOA/HR/17/2016
IPOA GRADE 4
Consolidated Salary Kes.184,000-279,000

The Principal Investigations Officer will be responsible to the Director, Investigations through the Head of Investigations.

Investigations Officer Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and coordinating team activities;
• Allocating team functions to individual team members and monitoring performance;
• Assessing and prioritizing team workloads;
• Supervising and coordinating available resources against workloads, managing team functions including cases from reception to final report writing, ensuring efficient workload;
• Overseeing the day to day tasks and performance of the team members, coaching and mentoring team members, and identifying individual and collective training needs;
• Gathering and presenting regular accurate updates to Head of Investigations;
• Providing guidance and advice to team members on investigations function;
• Auditing investigations files to ensure adherence to IPOA standards;
• Liaising with other internal departments on investigations issues, external agencies such as ODPP, Judiciary and other actors in criminal justice administration;
• Ensuring compliance with directorate and Authority objectives, policies, procedures, annual work plan and strategic plan;
• Disseminating and implementing Directorate’s decisions;
• Leading and conducting investigations into major cases and public interest cases;
• Any other related duties as may be assigned to you by Management from time to time.

Profile

• Must be a citizen of Kenya.
• Meets the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution of Kenya.

Required Functional Skills for the Investigations Officer Job

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Senior
• Investigations Officer or nine (9) years in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service or Private Sector;
• A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Forensic Science, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Law, Social Sciences or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Registered with a relevant Professional Body where applicable;
• Shown merit, integrity and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
• Strong managerial skills, including motivating, developing, coaching and leading teams;
• Training in senior management course lasting not less than three (3) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.

Required Behavioural Skills

• A candidate must be a person of integrity, demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and be a team player;
• Ability to maintain confidence and trust regarding sensitive issues.

All applicants must attach clearance from the following bodies:

• Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA);
• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC);
• Higher Education Loans Board (HELB);
• Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI); and
• Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)