County Director - Vocational Training (Re-advertisement) at Uasin Gishu County Government

Requirement for appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Education or Technical Education 
• from a recognized institution; OR a Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Arts with a Post
• Graduate Diploma in Education from a recognized institution;
• Masters’ Degree in relevant field will be added advantage
• Member of Relevant Professional Organization.
• Seven (7) years’ experience, Three (3) years of which must have been in a senior 
• management level in an institution either in public or private sector 
• Having undergone management and leadership course of not less than four weeks from a 
• recognized institution will be an added advantage;
• Successful applicant to meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution

Duties and responsibilities 

• Coordinating initiation, formulation and implementation of policies on Vocational Training Centre, 
• Train and advise on implementation of Vocational Training curricular and co-curricular 
• activities to maintain standards; 
• Oversee assessment of upcoming youth polytechnics capacity of registration as training 
• institutions and examination centers; 
• Strengthen strategic partnerships and collaborations among stakeholders on revitalization, 
• rehabilitation and promotion of Vocational Training 
• Coordinating management and disbursement of Vocational tuition scheme and grants; 
• Building capacity in Vocational Training by conducting regular human resource planning;
• Coordinating establishment of functional Boards of Management to manage Vocational Training 
• Liaising with stakeholders on the domestication of the drawings and bills of 
• quantities for infrastructure development; and 
• Participating in monitoring and evaluation of Vocational Training programmes and projects. 
• Responsible for advising the board of management on prudent management of Vocational Training funds; 
• Coordinating the implementation of the departmental strategic plan, performance 
• contracting and annual work plans; monitoring performance management; undertaking to budget;