Deputy Director - Industries 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 fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Director of Industries, Job Group ‘P’ and above or in comparable and equivalent positions in the Public Service;

(ii) a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Business Administration, Mathematics, Biological/Physical Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Statistics, Economics, Project Planning and Management, Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Electronics, Metallurgy, Aeronautical, Agricultural). Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Food Technology, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Textile Technology, Production Technology, Leather Sciences, Wood Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Geology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Computer Science from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) a certificate in any of the following fields: Project Planning, Project Appraisal, Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Entrepreneurship, Public Policy Analysis, Small Enterprises Policy and Promotion, Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing, Environmental Management or Business Development Services lasting not less than (2) weeks from a recognized institution;

(iv) a certificate in strategic leadership course from a recognized institution; and

(v) demonstrated high degree of professional, technical and administrative competence as reflected in work performance and results. Note: Possession of a relevant Master’s degree from a university recognized in Kenya will be considered an added advantage

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities Specific duties and responsibilities will include:

(i) preparing strategies and action plans to implement industrial development policies;

(ii) developing and reviewing frameworks to support incubation including infrastructure,

(iii) promoting utilization of industrial property rights;

(iv) providing advice to entrepreneurs on the arbitration of disputes on standards;

(v) supporting Industrial Research and Development, innovation and technology transfer in liaison with research and development centres, Industry and academic institutions; undertaking resource endowment mapping activities, development of industrial profiles and dissemination of information on investment opportunities;

(vi) preparing technical inputs for the development of standards and promoting enforcement in liaison with Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and industry stakeholders;

(vii) overseeing surveys on benchmarking of industries with best practices with a view to promoting industrial competitiveness.

(viii) preparing proposals on the review and harmonization/rationalization of taxes and tariffs;

(ix) developing performance indicators to facilitate effecting monitoring and evaluation of competitiveness of the Industrial Sector; and

(x) overseeing the operation of information resource centre and production of industrial publications