County Coordinators of Delivery Unit- 3 Posts at Mandera County Government

REF: MCPSB/OOG/2022/11/04

• Monitoring and analyzing the implementation of Government Projects and programmes with a view to advising the Government on any challenges and recommending remedial measures;
• Reviewing existing implementation systems of public sector projects with a view to improving their effectiveness and efficiency with a view to making appropriate recommendations for improvement;
• Promote management accountability in the Public Service and assessing implementation of Government projects, programmes and proposing appropriate recommendations;
• Providing strategic policy direction for effective service delivery
• Ensure that government policies and projects are implemented within given time frame and expected quality (value for money spent).
• working collaboratively with County Government Departments to fast track the implementation of high priority development projects;
• keep the Governor informed on a timely and regular basis of progress against his priorities;
• Maintain a regular weekly reporting template on the performance of flagship projects and a monthly “Governor’s Dashboard” to ensure the Governor is fully aware of progress and barriers, including acting as an “early warning system” to identify risks and bottlenecks.
• Establish a framework for progressively achieving a County Government culture of datadriven decision making;
• Review planning processes and assist County Departments to know step-by-step what needs to be done to deliver results on high priority programmes.
• Any other duties to be assigned from time to time. 

Requirements for Appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Food Science and Technology, Agribusiness, Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology, Agricultural Education and Extension, Degree in Engineering, Environmental Health, Education, Business Administration, Public Administration or any other Social science related Degree from a recognized institution.
• Have eight (8) years’ experience in Public or Private sector three (3) years of which should be in leadership and management position
• Have experience, and credibility to operate at a senior level in a government operating environment, delivery experience, excellent political judgement and discretion is essential.
• Have a highly developed analytical skills that can be deployed in a range of contexts.
• Have a proven track record of delivery of projects. Familiarity with portfolio management approaches would be valuable.
• Ability to deliver a challenging and complex agenda - particularly in supporting projects which need to turnaround; to deliver a step-change in performance; 
• Ability to work in the face of a range of competing views and priorities, possessing highly-developed communication and negotiation skills with stakeholder in order to facilitate issue resolution and unblock issues delaying implementation.
• Assess progress against project delivery plans, highlighting key risks to delivery, proposing mitigation measures and escalating to decision-makers where appropriate.
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the constitution on Leadership and Integrity