Deputy Director Planning Officer at National Legal Aid Service - NLAS

JOB REFERENCE
NO. NLAS/DDPO/3/1/2026/07

Qualifications.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

• At least 15 (Fifteen) years cumulative work experience, three (3) three of which should have been at the grade of Assistant Director, planning or in a comparable position in the Public or Private Sector;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines, Economics, Economics and statistics, Economics and mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Finance, or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Masters’ degree in any of the following disciplines, Economics, Economic policy, Planning and Management, Statistics, Business Administration, Project Planning and Management or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in leadership Course
• A valid practicing license where applicable;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Deputy Director Planning Officer is responsible for the following functions;

• Spearheading the development and formulation of policies, strategies and programs;
• Providing advice on the capital projects to ensure alignment with the strategic business goals of the service;
• Centralizing appraisal and cost benefit analysis, for all projects;
• Supporting departments to develop and review key performance indicators (KIP’s);
• Spearheading the development of knowledge management system and data repository for appraised projects for future referencing;
• Ensuring the provision of standardized project planning guidelines, methods system, tools and metrics for consistent value outcome;
• Monitoring and evaluating progress of all key Hospital Projects and programmes in coordination with the Project Managers and initiative owners;
• Overseeing the designing and disseminating monitoring and evaluation tools;
• Overseeing the compiling and disseminating of M&E reports;
• Coordinating the development, evaluation and reviewing of the Service’s Strategic plan;
• Spearheading the development, implementation and evaluation of then Service’s performance contract; and
• Facilitating the compilation and dissemination of periodic performance reports.

Remuneration will be in accordance with NLAS Salary Scale:

NLAS GRADE 3. 202,875 x 19,303 – 22,2178 x 19,305 – 241,483 x 19,305 – 260,788 x 19,305 – 280,093 x 19,305 – 299,398 x 19,305 – 318,703 x 19,305 – 338,008 x 19,305 – 357,313 p.m.