Resource Mobilization Assistant Director at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Job Details

• a minimum period of nine (9) years and currently in the grade of Principal Resource Mobilization Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Economics and Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or any other equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;
• a Certificate in any of the following: Public Debt Management, International Relations and Diplomacy, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Debt Management Performance Assessment, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Macro Economic Analysis and Modeling, Financial Modeling/Reporting, Public Debt Restructuring or equivalent qualification from a recognized University in Kenya;
• experience in negotiations and Foreign Aid Management;
• attended Senior Management Course in a recognized institution; and
• demonstrated professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.

NOTE: Possession of Masters degree will be considered as an added advantage.

Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible to the Deputy Director, Resource Mobilization.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• planning, appraising, monitoring and evaluating projects;
• liaising with domestic and external partners on budgeting, counterpart funding, disbursements and reimbursements of funds:
• recommending duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) exemptions for Donor funded projects;
• carrying out due diligence on new debt instruments;
• participating in issuance of public debt instruments and negotiating domestic and external loans;
• drafting and vetting the terms and conditions for guarantees;
• reviewing financing and credit agreements for loans, grants and donations;
• representing Treasury in the Auction committee meetings at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK);
• reviewing borrowing proposals, loan agreements and participating in loan negotiations;
• educating and updating investors on the economic performance;
• preparing briefs on market feedback and anticipated market reactions to policy changes; and
• preparing and disseminating country memoranda to market participants.

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