Deputy Director, Preference & Reservations at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

V/No.76/2018 Basic Salary Scale: Kshs. 118,290 – 157,160 p.m. - (Job Group ‘R’)

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Senior Assistant Director, Supply Chain Management Services, Job Group ‘Q’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service; 
• a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Purchasing and Supplies Chain Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; Or a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Law, Administration, plus a Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; 
• a Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Purchasing and Supplies Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Commerce, Finance Entrepreneurship, Law or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from an institution recognized in Kenya;
• a certificate of membership from a recognized Purchasing and Supplies Management Professional body;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in the general organization and management of the supply chain management function; and
• A thorough understanding of national goals, policies and objectives and the ability to translate them into supply chain and preference and Reservations Management policies and programmes.

Duties and Responsibilities

The officer will be responsible to the Director, Preference and Reservations in the management of the Secretariat.

Specific duties will entail:

• formulating, implementing and reviewing policies, guidelines and strategies on the preference and Reservations Scheme;
• providing technical assistance to stakeholders on the implementation of the preference and Reservations Scheme as per the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2015, regulation and other statutes;
• coordinating the Registration, Prequalification and Certification of the beneficiaries under the scheme;
• reviewing curricula and building capacity for Supply Chain Management personnel and the stakeholders on the Preference and Reservations Scheme; 
• building capacity on the implementation of Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) scheme for the target group;
• preparing work, budget, procurement and disposal plans; and
• monitoring and evaluating the implementation of Preference and Reservations Scheme and preparing reports.