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The Water Services Regulatory Board (Wasreb) is a regulatory state corporation established by the Water Act 2002, this law was repealed by the Water 2016 operationalized in April 2017. Section 70 (1) of the Water Act 2016 established Wasreb with the main objective to protect the interests and rights of consumers in the provision of water services, while ensuring other stake-holders interests are also safeguarded.
Job Purpose
Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and analyzing the performance of the Water Services
Reporting Relationship
This role reports to the Chief Executive officer
Supervises
Manager Economic Regulation, Manager Inspectorate services, Manager Engineering Services
Responsibilities
- Ensure performance measures are designed to evaluate Performance against the Strategic Plan
- Coordinate the evaluation of Licence applications by Water Services Providers
- Coordinate monitoring and compliance of Licence conditions
- Coordinate evaluation of Reports on Performance of the Water Services Sub Sector.
- Coordinate Inspections of Water Services Sub Sector.
- Coordinate the publication of the annual Water Services Performance report
- Liaise with stakeholders on financial sustainability of Water Utilities
- Set standards and develop guidelines/regulatory tools in collaboration with other departments for water and sanitation services provision
- Ensure reporting on work done into the reporting structures in the Board on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis
- Play a senior leadership role in bringing the WASREB internal community along to support the outputs delivered by developing effective and strategic relationships
- Play a senior leadership role in bringing external stakeholders along with the WASREB through open, professional and proactive engagement and with enforcement partners in relation to specific cases.
- Build a highly effective team, by leading, managing and motivating staff and by directing and coaching them where appropriate, so that they achieve excellence in delivery
- Take responsibility for the reports emerging from the directorate and all documentation sent to the Chief Executive Officer
- Coordinate directorate’s budgeting and Cost containment within the budget
- Manage the skills development for staff to ensure that training needs are properly identified and appropriate training is arranged for directorate’s staff.
- Manage and conduct performance management reviews for the directorate’s staff
- Work closely with department heads to develop goals and initiatives
- Ensure quality control of work
- Coordinate monitoring of the progressive realization of the right to water and proposing appropriate action
- Coordinate the evaluation of the pricing for water
- Ensure timely consultation and cooperation with County Executive Committees, Chief Officers and collaboration with other stakeholders in water services provision for effective service delivery
- Responsible for physical assets assigned by the Board to the directorate
- Plan the work of subordinates, assigns work to subordinates, monitors subordinates work performance and appraises/evaluates subordinates’ performance.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or a relevant field from a recognized institution
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Economics, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution
- Have served total 15 years of experience with at least 9 at supervisory level
- Member to a relevant professional body/member in good standing
- Practicing license from a relevant professional body
- Leadership/Management Programme lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage
- Knowledge of the Water Sector will be an added advantage
- Meet the requirements of Chapter six of the Kenyan Constitution on Leadership and Integrity
Functional Competencies
- IT proficiency
- Influencing, persuasion and negotiation skills
- Customer/Citizen focus
- Strategic leadership skills
- Proficiency in Managerial skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Ability to lead multi skilled team
Personal Attributes/Qualities
- Ability to work under pressure and multitask
- Strong interpersonal skills
- High Integrity and team building skills
- Proven intellectual leadership in managing people, operations and financial resources
- Proven ability to think strategically and design long term plans
- Ability to drive change and innovation
- Upholds Professional Ethics
All applications accompanied by a copy of the National Identity Card, detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of all relevant academic and professional certificates should be addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Water Services Regulatory Board
P.O. Box 41621 00100
Nairobi
So as to be received not later than 23.59 hours on 30th August 2019. The applications should be submitted only through electronic means. They should be sent via email to recruitments@wasreb.go.ke with only ‘POSITION APPLIED FOR’ as the subject line.
Wasreb is an equal opportunity employer and women, youth and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by submitting the following compliance certificates; Certificate of Good Conduct, Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board, Tax Compliance Certificate, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Clearance, and Credit Reference Bureau Certificate.
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