Chief Principal Curriculum Development Officer, Secondary Education at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)

The Chief Principal Curriculum Development Officer, Secondary Education will report to Senior Deputy Director Curriculum Development.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• Coordinating the development, implementation and review of curricular and curriculum support materials;
• Coordinate the development of relevant and quality curriculum and curriculum support materials;
• Coordinating activities of the Research Panel and Academic Committee;
• Establishing collaborations with stakeholders to ensure that curricula offered in learning institutions meets the required standards;
• Supervise the review of curriculum and curriculum support materials;
• Collaborating and establishing partnerships with stakeholders in education;
• Supervise organization of symposia, exhibition, conferences, workshops and education days for purposes of sharing and disseminating research finding
• Coordinating research in new areas of education that contribute to general body of knowledge;
• Coordinating the development of a research database;
• Ensuring update of Research Information Management System to facilitate monitoring of curriculum implementation;
• Supervising the publication of research documents such as research books and the East African Journal of Educational Research (EAJER);
• Making abstracts of research reports for dissemination in the website; and
• Initiating collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders in research on education;
• Further, duties and responsibilities will entail:
• Coordinating quality printing activities through design, development and production of print educational resources for all stakeholders;
• Coordinating the evaluation of educational resources and other curriculum support
• materials produced by stakeholders for all education levels;
• Coordinating access to quality library and archives materials;
• Maintaining database for educational resources;
• Coordinating access to quality multimedia curriculum support materials and other educational resources through a quality one stop well stocked multimedia bookshop;
• Supervising preparation of departmental work plan and budget;
• Supervising implementation of performance appraisal system; and
• Mentoring and coaching staff in the department.

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education OR a relevant Bachelor’s Degree plus a post Graduate Diploma in Education from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in Education, Business Management, Public Policy, Research or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Cumulative service period of twelve (12) years’ three (3) of which must be at the Grade of Senior Principal Curriculum Development Officer or in a comparable position;
• Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Computer literacy;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Fulfil the requirement of Chapter Six of the Constitution.