Deputy Director, Delivery at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Depatment: Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government

No of Positions: 3

V/NO. 157//2020

Salary Scale:   Ksh. 98,500- Ksh. 166,780 p.m    (CSG 6) House Allowance:  Ksh.20, 000 – 50,000 (Depending on duty station) Commuter Allowance: Ksh.16, 000 Leave:    30 days per year  Medical Cover:   As per existing medical scheme for the civil service   
 
Terms of Service:  Permanent /Local Agreement For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

• be serving in the grade of Assistant Director, Delivery (CSG 7) or at the level of Assistant Director (CSG 7) in the public service or in a comparable and relevant position within a delivery setup in a reputable organization;
• have a  Bachelors degree in any of the following fields:  Economics, Project Management, Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Building/Land Economics, Law, Engineering or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• have a thorough knowledge of the country’s economic development strategies, policies and objectives and the ability to translate them into industrial development policies, programmes and relate them to realization of the Big Four agenda.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Deputy Director, Delivery will be reporting to the Director, Delivery. 

Specific duties and responsibilities will include:

• liaising with relevant stakeholders to develop and review policies, strategies, guidelines, standards and regulations on project management;
• identifying and proposing strategic solutions for unlocking stalled projects;
• analyzing and preparing reports on assigned programmes and flagship projects for planning purposes and decision making;
• deriving risk mitigation measures for the Big Four Projects among other flagship projects;
• establishing networks and linkages with the relevant stakeholders;
• undertaking environmental and socio-economic surveys on the viability of programmes and projects;
• carrying out monitoring and evaluation of assigned projects; and  
• promoting public-private partnership on assigned programmes or projects and     undertaking research on continuous basis for informed decision making.