Deputy Director Policy Coordination and Strategy - 2 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant Director, Policy Coordination and Strategy, CSG 7 or a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Economics and Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Social Sciences, International Relations, Business Administration or any other equivalent qualification from university recognized in Kenya; and 
• Demonstrated a clear understanding of Policies, goals and objectives, and ability to relate them to National Government Agenda.

Duties and Responsibilities 
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Developing the national policy guideline for formulation of policies; 
• Monitoring compliance of the national policy guidelines by MDAs; 
• Coordination the analysis of policies from Policy Tracking Information System to identify legislative gaps; 
• Identifying policies that require legislative interventions;
• Developing citizen/stakeholder’s engagement framework to guide MDAs on policy formulation; 
• Monitoring the compliance of MDAs to the citizen/stakeholder framework; 
• Analyzing data and reports on key emerging socio-economic issues for policy interventions; 
• Organizing periodic fora on emerging socio-economics issues for policy interventions; 
• Monitoring the implementation of commitments made during the fora on emerging socio-economics issues; 
• Liaising with stakeholders for follow up on implementation of commitments made during the fora; 
• Liaising with the identified institutions for capacity building on policy making process;
• Coordinating capacity building programs on policy making process; and 
• Initiating the development of Information Education and Communication (TEC) on policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.