Deputy Director Housing and Urban Development at Siaya County Government

Roles and Responsibilities

• Planning, coordinating and directing overall operations at the headquarters and field offices;
• monitoring of workloads and recommending distribution;
• Analyzing and continuous review and implementation of housing infrastructure and development policies;
• Integrating policy objectives into planning and implementation of projects;
• Formulation of strategies and preparation of budgets;
• Promoting public-private partnerships in low-cost housing infrastructure;
• Coordinating stakeholder participation in housing infrastructure development;
• Overseeing resource mobilization and utilization for implementation of projects   and programs;
• Overseeing research and preparation of reports on pertinent issues on housing infrastructure development; and
• Guiding, supervising and development of staff and management of financial re-sources.

Requirements for Appointment

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Assistant Director of Housing Infrastructure or equivalent and comparable position in the wider public service
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Valuation, Property Management, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Civil/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Land Economics, Real Estate And Land Ad-ministration, Building Economics, Urban/Regional Planning, Construction Management, Economics, Estate Management, Sociology, Community Development, Statistics, Environmental Studies, Geography or equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Been registered by any of the following bodies; Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors, Engineers Registration Board, Institute of Surveyors of Kenya, Physical Planners Registration Board, Valuers Registration Board, National Environment Management Authority Board, any other relevant and recognized professional body; and
• Demonstrated professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in general organization and management of the housing function.
• Strategic Leadership Development Course lasting not less than 6 weeks from a recognized institution