Deputy Director, Policy Capacity Development (Capacity Development Division) at Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Job Specifications

Duties and responsibilities of the will cadre entail:

• Providing strategic and transformative leadership in Policy Capacity Development of human and institutions for effective public policy making, and related processes and practices in the department
• Overseeing formulation of policies and strategies to guide the institute’s operations in Policy Capacity Development
• Coordinating, fostering, and maintaining strategic relationships with academic institutions, research bodies, government agencies, and other multi-stakeholder groups to advance policy goals in the department
• Guiding the development, marketing and implementation of capacity development programs and curriculum in the discharge of the department’s mandate
• Providing managerial and technical advisory to the Director of Policy Capacity Development, Partnerships and Knowledge Management on matters related with Policy Capacity Development
• Promoting quality assurance in Policy Capacity Development, and all Policy Capacity Development outputs and reports from department as per the Institutes mandate
• Providing leadership in resource mobilization and utilization for Policy Capacity Development programmes
• Steering effective relationships with key stakeholders including policy makers and implementers, development partners and other institutions within capacity development
• Promoting, reviewing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the Institute’s capacity-development policy and strategy
• Fostering strategic departmental partnerships, networks, linkages for a capacity development at the county, national, regional and international levels
• Spearheading formulation, implementation and review of the departmental annual work plans, budgets and procurement and asset disposal plans in line with the Board’s performance targets and strategic plan
• Leading in the execution of risk management policy and strategies at the department to ensure a robust system, processes of accountability, risk management, internal controls, business continuity and succession management within the department
• Fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good citizenship within the department;
• Overseeing implementation of principles of Corporate Governance, relevant national policies, guidelines, and directives within the Department
• Overseeing implementation and review of corruption prevention and mitigation strategies in the department
• Oversight the delivery of performance management system within the departments
• Providing leadership in the Department through supervision, coaching, mentoring, training and development of the departmental staff including the Young Professionals to ensure an effective and motivated team
• Enforcing standards for quality assurance and control processes as established by the Institute to ensure all the departmental deliverables meet the minimum acceptable standards
• Managing and the implementation of departmental Performance management targets
• (xx) Overseeing timely and efficient implementation of work plans for Policy Capacity Development programs
• Planning and executing frameworks for monitoring and evaluation of Policy Capacity Development programmes towards implementing collective measures to ensure full implementation of programmes in department
• Overseeing the management of Policy Capacity Development programmes through adequate budgeting
• Coordinating preparation of plans, strategies and policies for Policy Capacity Development programmes and activities
• Motivating staff in the department and building teamwork as well as conducive working environment
• Evaluating performance of staff in the department; and recommending rewards based on the Institute policies
• Mobilizing resources including income as per the set targets to enable it to fund its Policy Capacity Development programmes
• Guiding Young Professionals initiatives at the Institute to promote their effective participation in public policy processes
• Ensuring the delivery of Young Professional capacity development and research outputs
• Leading the preparation of the quarterly and annual reports for management, Board, Performance contracting and donors
• Enforcing the quality control processes as established by the Institute to ensure that all activities meet set requirements
• Organizing seminars, conferences and symposia for Policy Capacity Development
• Developing Information Education and Communication materials
• Reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of the Policy Capacity Development programme, and
• Managing day to day work in the department

Job Specification

Qualifications 

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of an Assistant Director, Policy Capacity Development or comparable position
• Bachelor’s degree in: Education, Economics, Public policy, Development studies, Public administration, Governance, Strategic management, Curriculum development, or related social sciences
• Master’s degree in Education, Economics, Public policy, Development studies, Public administration, Governance, Strategic management, Curriculum development, or related social sciences
• PhD degree: Education, Economics, Public policy, Development studies, Public administration, Governance, Strategic management, Curriculum development, or related social sciences
• Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Membership in relevant professional body where applicable
• Proficiency in computer applications, including Statistical software
• Proficiency in social and economic modelling
• Proficiency in developing Policy Capacity Development curriculum and programmes
• Proficiency in developing public policies