Assistant Director - Industries - 39 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal Industrial Development Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors degree in  any of the following disciplines:- Commerce, Business Administration, Mathematics, Biological/Physical Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Statistics, Economics, Project Planning and Management, Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Electronics, Metallurgy, Aeronautical, Agricultural), Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Food Technology, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Textile Technology, Production Technology, Leather Sciences, Wood sciences, Veterinary, Medicines, Pharmacy, Geology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computer Science or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A certificate in any of the following fields: Project Planning, Project Appraisal, Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Entrepreneurship, Public Policy Analysis,  Small Entrepreneurship,  Public Policy  analysis,  Small Enterprises   Policy  and   Promotion, Environmental  Impact  Assessment  and auditing,  Environmental  Management or Business Development Services lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated high degree of professional, Technical and Administrative competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Reviewing sectoral reports on Tariff and Non-Tariffs Barriers (NTBs) for manufacturing industry;
• Liaising with Research and development Institutions and other industry  stakeholders to backstop industry on the development of industrial tooling and machining;
• Identifying potential foreign investors in specific industrial sectors;
• Documenting and promoting the commercialization of research and  developing  and development findings;
• Categorizing industrial clusters for industrial development;
• Negotiating on industrial related issues at bilateral clusters for industrial development;
• Negotiating on industrial related issues at bilateral, regional and multilateral fora;
• Sensitizing entrepreneurs on   industrial investment opportunities, providing advisory services and mentoring to/for potential and existing entrepreneurs;
• Locating potential foreign investors in specific industrial sectors in liaison with  relevant government agencies; and
• Undertaking monitoring and evaluation of projects /programmes.