Deputy Director, Corporate Strategy and Performance(1 Position) at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

REF: VA/6/6/2022
Duties and Responsibilities 

• Initiating development of policies, strategies and programs relating to planning, 
• Corporate performance management, quality assurance and risk management, 
• Resource mobilization, corporate research and knowledge management; 
• Initiate the development and review of the Strategic Plan, business plans and work plans;
• Coordinating monitoring and evaluation of the implementation and compliance 
• with the strategic plan, business plans and work plans;
• Advising management on implementation and compliance of the strategic plan, business plans and work plans;
• Coordinate Corporate performance management in EPRA;
• Coordinate development of performance contract in accordance with the PC guidelines;
• Ensuring cascading of the performance contract; 
• Coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of the performance contract in collaboration with the relevant government agencies;
• Spearhead the development and operationalization of monitoring and evaluation tools, systems, procedures and standards for programmes and projects;
• Ensure the monitoring and evaluating all Authority programmes and projects 
• (including spot checks and quality assessments);
• Coordinate the appraisal of economic and commercial feasibility of Authority 
• supported projects and advice on sustainability improvement measures;
• Coordinate the undertaking of value for money assessments of funded projects 
• based on the established Value for Money (VFM) parameters;
• Ensuring development of the appropriate corporate research programmes and tools;
• Ensuring establishment and maintenance of a Knowledge Management Centre; 
• Ensure appropriate dissemination of accurate and timely information;
• Ensure safety of information and ease of access to information;
• Liaising with the technical departments for access and proper storage of technical research findings dissemination of research findings; 
• Ensuring provision of Resource Centre material and publications for use within 
• EPRA and stakeholders;
• Ensuring development of a resource mobilization framework and proposals;
• Advising on strategic partnerships and collaborations for resource mobilization;
• Coordinating review, implementation and improvement of Quality Management 
• System including Risk Assessments;
• Coordinating quality assurance processes and activities;
• Coordinating development of the risk management framework;
• Coordinating Innovation and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.
• Ensuring development of the departmental programmes, work plans and budget
• Ensuring risk management within the department
• Managing staff within the department and ensuring achievement of the departmental performance targets;
• Ensuring staff within the department are appraised;
• Assisting in developing the Board agenda on strategy and Corporate performance management; and 
• Providing leadership within the Department.

Qualifications 

• At least ten (10) years relevant work experience five (5) of which should have been at management level; 
• A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Public Policy/Administration, Strategic Management, Business 
• Administration, Engineering, Project Management or other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• A Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics, 
• Mathematics, Public Policy/Administration, Engineering, Project Management, 
• Business Administration or its equivalent from a recognized institution; 
• Member of a professional body in good standing;
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks (cumulative) from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer Application Skills;
• Demonstrated results in work performance; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution.