Assistant Director - Debt Management- 4 Posts at The National Treasury and Economic Planning

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: 

• served for at least three (3) years in the grade of Principal Debt Management Officer ‘CSG 8’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service; 
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Economics and Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• certificate in any of the following fields: Public Debt Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Debt Management Performance Assessment, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Macro- Economic Analyses and Modelling, Financial Modelling/Reporting, Public Debt Restructuring, Policy Formulation, Public Private Partnership or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;
• demonstrated professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• An officer at this level will be responsible to the Deputy Director, Debt Settlement. Specific duties and responsibilities will include:
• monitoring and updating Period End Processing debt data;
• evaluating debt data for reporting and analysis;
• reviewing bank reconciliation reports; 
• authorizing Payment Advice and cash call -ups; 
• evaluating final annual accounts for Consolidated Funds Service; 
• coordinating systems backups and upgrades; 
• undertaking research on debt recording and settlement; 
• initiating periodic reviews of recording and settlement functions; 
• participating     in funding and cash management;
• reviewing exchequer requisition; 
• establishing internal control mechanisms; and
• ensuring safe custody of stock of Payment Advice Forms (PAFs) and Loan agreements.