Assistant Director Partnerships at Uasin Gishu County Government

QUALIFICATIONS,REQUIREMENTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Requirements For appointment:-

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Public Administration, Business Administration/Management, Law, Economics, Statistics, Leadership and Governance/Management or its equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Knowledge and relevant work experience of not less than six (6) years and has at least three (3) years’ experience at management level;
• Excellent planning and organization skills; and
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

Duties and Responsibilities: -

• Responsible for overall strategic policy direction of partnership and linkages relations functions.
• Implement intervention measures and determining support requirements to address performance gaps in the counties;
• Coordinate and conduct sectoral fora on intergovernmental relations;
• Develop frameworks for agreement between national and county governments in matters of mutual interest;
• Spearhead- establishment and implementation of mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution;
• Develop and implement frameworks relating to intergovernmental relations;
• Facilitate the work of the departmental through development of County government position papers;
• Ensure implementation of appropriate interventions approved by County Executive and resolutions on interdepartmental sectoral fora;
• Supervise, monitor and evaluate the status of partnerships and linkages
• Organize bilateral consultations between national government and individual county governments;
• Provide assistance in drafting of County Government bi-lateral agreements, budget agreements or contributions for grants or other activities as appropriate;
• Identify investment opportunities with local and overseas investors;
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.