Assistant Director of Industries at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

VACANCIES IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND COOPERATIVES (STATE DEPARTMENT FOR INDUSTRIES)

No of Positions: 20

V/No.203/2020
Salary Scale: Ksh. 87,360- Ksh.121,430 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.16, 800 – 45,000p.m (depending on duty station)
Commuter Allowance: Ksh. 12,000p.m
Leave Allowance: As existing in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

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

• served for a minimum period of nine (9) years, and currently serving at the grade of Senior Industrial Development Officer, CSG 9 and above or in comparable and equivalent positions 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 Medicine, Pharmacy, Geology, Environmental Science, in Kenya;
• and
• demonstrated high degree of professional, technical and administrative competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and responsibilities

• reviewing sectoral reports on Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBS) for manufacturing industry;
• liaising with Research and Development Institutions and other industry stakeholders on the development of industrial tooling and machining;
• identifying potential foreign investors in specific industrial sectors;
• documenting and promoting of the commercialization of research, development research and development findings;
• categorizing industrial clusters for industrial development;
• negotiating on industrial related issues at bilateral, regional, and multilateral for a;
• 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.