Director - Foreign Service/Minister/Consul General at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Qualifications and Requirements:

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: ¬

(i) served for a cumulative period of eighteen (18) years, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Senior Assistant Director of Foreign Service/Minister-Counsellor, Job Group ‘Q’ and above;

(ii) a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, International Relations, Diplomacy, Law, Economics, or any other relevant discipline from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) a Master’s degree in International Studies, International Relations, Diplomacy, Economics, Law or any other relevant discipline from university recognized in Kenya;

(iv) attended a strategic leadership course in a recognized institution;

(v) successfully completed an Advanced-Level Foreign Service Course at the Foreign Service Institute or a recognized institution lasting at least two (2) weeks or possess an equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution;

(vi) demonstrated outstanding leadership and managerial skills; and

(vii) a clear understanding of Kenya’s Foreign Policy and other key national policies, objectives and strategies

Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities An officer at this level will be based either at the headquarters or in a mission where he/she will form part of the management. The officer will be required to carry out duties and responsibilities which will include:

Headquarters

(i) providing policy, technical and administrative guidance and direction at the Directorate level;

(ii) providing leadership in the formulation, review and analysis of Kenya’s foreign policy;

(iii) formulating Kenya’s position in relation to negotiations on bilateral and international instruments, meetings and conferences;

(iv) advising and guiding the missions on matters related to Kenya’s foreign policy;

(v) formulating policy options on the Ministry’s acquisition of properties and assets;

(vi) networking with the media and with diplomatic missions and inter-governmental organizations accredited to Kenya;

(vii) coordinating the implementation of the outcomes of bilateral and international conferences and meetings attended;

(viii) participating in the formulation and coordination of the Foreign Service Institute’s training programmes; and

(ix) identifying and facilitating the employment of Kenyan nationals in inter-governmental organizations.

Missions

(i) serving as consul general or supervising the work of a mission;

(ii) designing and implementing marketing strategies for Kenya’s products and services;

(iii) projecting, promoting and defending Kenya’s foreign policy;

(iv) participating in the formulation of Kenya’s position in relation to negotiations on bilateral and international instruments, meetings and conferences;

(v) prioritizing and making recommendations on the Mission’s acquisition of assets and properties;

(vi) coordinating the analysis of political and economic developments in the host country and supervising the preparation of appropriate reports;

(vii) supervising the maintenance of an appropriate database of the mission’s assets and properties;

(viii) preparing detailed, analytical and regular reports on the activities of the mission; and

(ix) supervising the organization of programmes for Kenyan dignitaries