Director Of Economic Planning at Vihiga County Government

Requirements for Appointment

• For appointment to the grade of chief economist/Chief Statistician, an officer must have:-
• Be a citizen of Kenya;
• Be in possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Operations Research or its equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Be in possession of a relevant Master’s degree from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body shall be an added advantage;
• Have at least twelve (12) years relevant professional experience in financial management, five years of which should have been in a Senior leadership position or at a top management level in the Public Service or Private Sector;
• Be conversant with laws governing public participation in decision making processes;
• Served in the grade of Chief Economist/Deputy Chief Statistician form at least three (3) years or other comparable and relevant position in the economic palling; or in compilation and production of statistical data for national economics planning and development for at least twelve (12) years of which three (3) years must be a Senior Economic Policy Research/Planning Position;
• Satisfy the requirement of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010;

 Duties and responsibilities

• Headship of central planning and project monitoring division in a department;
• Director of economic planning functions or production of statistical data and County level.
• Coordination and formulation of County development strategies, policies and programmes within the department responsible for County economic planning and in other departments for collation and presentation on statistical data in the form of survey reports and bulleting;
• Preparation of County development plans and coordination of County positions on national economic subjects;
• Monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes.
• Planning and management of human resources, projection of manpower needs and training to meet County development objectives, population surveys and compilation of data for planning and social services, manpower surveys and in conjunction with the department responsible for employment, undertaking labour force studies and monitoring employment in the County.
• Assisting in collection, collection, processing and administration of statistical data in accordance with the Statistics Act.
• Formulating coordinated strategies, policies and programmes for the harmonious development of economics sectors, carrying out sector studies and research, monitoring changes in key indicators of sectoral economic structures, trends and efficiency.
• Supervising of officers in his/her division
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by Chief Officer Department of Finance and Economic Planning