Projects Director at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Ref Number V/No.123/2018

Ksh.97, 320 – Kshs. 130,420 p.m.

Qualifications

For appointment to this post, a candidate must have:

• served for a cumulative period of twelve (12) years, of which an aggregate of three (3) should have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Programmes, Projects and Strategic Initiatives, Job Group ‘P’ and/or Principal Programmes, Projects and Strategic Initiatives Officer, Job Group ‘N’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Environmental science, Environmental Conservation and Natural Resource Management, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Education, Environmental Studies and Community Development, Agriculture, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Aquatic Science, Meteorology, Environmental Planning and Management, Water Resource and Management, Waste Management, or relevant field from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Environmental science, Environmental Conservation and Natural Resource Management, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Education, Environmental Studies and Community Development, Agriculture, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Aquatic Science, Meteorology, Environmental Planning and Management, Water Resource and Management, Waste Management, or relevant field from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• a certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution
• demonstrated professional competences in work performance and results;

Job responsibilities

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• administration, direction, control and supervision of operations of a large and complex projects and programmes funded by the ministry;
• macro and micro levels planning, coordinating and monitoring the implemented projects within the ministry and its parastatals to ensure impact and accountability;
• pursuing strategic engagements and investment proactively through emerging international funding opportunities in the field of environment; and
• pursuing strategic partnerships and collaborative ventures in environment and natural resource management sector and support coordination of donor support to the ministry.