Assistant Director Economic Planning at Nairobi City County Public Service Board

Job Requirement

Job Qualifications

• Degree in Economics, Statistics, Accounting and Finance or related field from a recognized Institute
• Knowledge and relevant work experience of not less than three (3) years;
• Must have served as a principal Economist (N) or similar position for not less than 3years
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills;
• Knowledge in use of Monitoring and Evaluation tools;
• Training in Data analysis will be an added advantage
• Training in senior level management will be an added advantage

Personal Qualities

• Excellent reporting, presenting, and communication skills;
• Strategic thinking and organizational skills;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Interpersonal skills and Collaboration skills

Job Description

• Support the macroeconomic monitoring of the County.
• Support the dialogue on macroeconomic policy and economic growth issues within the County departments and non-government stakeholders;
• Serve as the external focal point on macroeconomic and economic growth issues, working closely with sector specialists;
• Support core county diagnostics such as County Economic Memorandums and other growth diagnostics, Public Expenditure Reviews (PER).
• Support Development Policy Operations or other types of operations focused on economic reforms;
• Support County teams in the preparation of the County Economic Policies and Institutional Assessment;
• Where relevant, advise sector teams and government authorities on the macroeconomic implications of sector policies and investment decisions, including in the selection and execution of public investments;
• Provide analytical inputs for and advise the County Management on county strategic engagement and economic policy issues, including through active participation in key review meetings;
• Support the analytical work program of the County Economic Planning Sector, including the preparation of Systematic County Diagnostic, County Partnership Frameworks;
• Development of data gathering tools including surveys and questionnaires, acquisition of administrative data sets, and compilation of data from various data sources for use in research and statistical analysis.