Communications Economic Expert at National Communications Secretariat

Job Description

AVAILABILITY: IMMEDIATE DURATION: THREE YEARS (RENEWABLE CONTRACT) DUTY STATION: NAIROBI APPLICATION DEADLINE: 28TM FEBRUARY 2018 COMMUNICATIONS ECONOMIC

EXPERT Responsibilities: 

• Takes charge of all affairs of the division.
• Provides technical support and guidance to the Secretariat on Communication Economics matters.
• Ensures that performance targets cascaded to the division are attained.
• Represents the division in relevant internal and external meetings pertaining to their area of concern.
• Planning and budgeting for the division: prepares annual budgets for the division, ensures that the budgets are approved and manages the budgetary resources according to prudent principles.
• Prepares and executes approved work plans for the division.
• Prepares various papers.
• Advises and participates in developing Ministry of ICT Master Plans and Kenya Vision 2030 Medium Term Plans (MTPs).
• Represents the Secretariat In relevant international meetings and conferences. 
• Supports other Experts to ensure that the Secretariat fully discharges its policy advisory mandate.

Qualification, Knowledge and Experience:

• A Masters and Bachelor's degree in Economics, with a bias in communications.
• Knowledge in public policy formulation.
• Knowledge of regulatory environment.
• Overall knowledge of the communication sector and market dynamics 
• Eight (8) cumulative years of experience in Communications, public policy, communications/ICT sector and its related market dynamics and in leading a technical team.