Planning & Compliance Manager at Kenya Railways

Duties and Responsibilities

The Research, Planning and Compliance Manager will be responsible to the General Manager Research Planning Compliance & ICT for updating and enhancement of strategic policy initiatives and Government priorities in line with the MTPF guidelines. The Key tasks will include and limited to:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing the efficient coordination of the Economic and Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance and Corporate Communications;
• Overseeing the facilitation of economic studies as part of the rail design and tender documentation process;
• Providing technical and advisory support to rail sector stakeholders;
• Building capacity for economic analysis related to transport and coordinating economic reviews of the rail projects;
• Establishing and maintaining linkages with Consultants and other Stakeholders on economic matters;
• Overseeing formulation of policies, strategies, procedures and systems for identifying alternative sources of revenue in the Corporation;
• Reviewing potential business proposals, facilitating negotiations for contracts for alternative revenue sources and overseeing implementation of income generation activities;
• Coordinating the development and implementation of local and international resource mobilization strategies;
• Overseeing formulation and implementation of the Corporation’s corporate communications policies, strategies, procedures and systems and conducting programs designed to create and maintain a positive corporate image;
• Overseeing Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes, stakeholders relationships and integrity assurance programmes;
• Overseeing technical audits for works and services, including preparation of reports on quality assurance findings and recommendations;
• Coordinating the preparation of risk assessment and classification system/criteria;
• Overseeing identification of priority areas for risk assessment and mitigation planning, including risk assessment process, compilation and consolidation of risk management periodic reports;
• Overseeing the smooth implementation and monitoring of the Corporation’s quality management system(ISO);
• Overseeing the preparation of annual work programmes and budgets for rail planning and development

Requirements 

• Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in relevant work and at least three (3) years in a management position;
• Be a member of a relevant professional body / institution where applicable;
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• Demonstrated competence in work performance.