Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission

REF: EACC/DCEO/18

Duties and Responsibilities

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer shall deputise the Commission Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer in execution of the day-to-day administration and management of the affairs of the Commission which entails:

• Supervision of employees of the Commission;
• Develop strategy for the Commission to ensure the achievement of the Commission mandate;
• Coordinate preparation of statutory reports as per the law;
• Oversee capacity development for the Commission;
• Formulate and review guidelines and regulations that enforce legislations on anticorruption and integrity;
• Promote collaboration and cooperation with other state organisations, agencies, regional and international bodies in the prevention and investigation of corruption;
• Performance of such other duties as the Commission Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer may assign.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, a person must possess the following qualifications:

• Be a citizen of Kenya;
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• A Master’s degree in Law, Criminology, Communications, Arts, Science, Economics, Political Science, Education, International Relations, Engineering, Business Management, Public Administration, Governance or its equivalent qualification from a recognised university; A Bachelor’s degree in Law, Criminology, Communications, Arts, Science, Economics, Political Science, Education, International Relations, Engineering, Business Management, Public Administration, Governance or its equivalent qualification from a recognised university;
• Have at least seventeen (17) years’ relevant work experience at least five (5) of which should have been at the position of Director in a public organisation or a comparable position in a reputable institution in any of the following fields: ethics and governance; law; fraud investigations; economic intelligence, public administration; leadership; management; economics; audit; accounting; public relations or any other relevant field;
• Leadership/ Governance training lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognised institution;
• Professional training in Law, Anti-Corruption, Ethics, Integrity, Fraud Investigations, economic intelligence, Finance or Accounting or any other relevant fields lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution.

Key Attributes

The following key attributes will be required for the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer:

• Be of high moral character, integrity and impartiality;
• Proven high degree of professional competence, communication skills, fairness and good temperament;
• Possess excellent leadership skills;
• Be visionary, transformative and results-oriented;
• Strategic thinker;
• Be self-driven, a team-player and mentor/ coach; and
• Ability to cultivate partnership and collaborations.