Deputy Director, Urban Governance, Management & Resilience at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Assistant Director, Urban Governance and Management & Resilience, CSG 7;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Economics, Building Economics, Architecture, Survey And Photogrammetry, Planning(Urban & Regional, Environmental), Engineering(Civil/ Mechanical/ Structural/Water and Sanitation or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution in Kenya;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Sociology, Psychology, Social Development or any other relevant Social Sciences from a University recognized in Kenya;
• been a registered member of a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• demonstrated technical and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• reviewing and implementing Urban Management policies, strategies, procedures and guidance;
• reviewing and recommending draft regulations on urban management;
• coordinating sensitization workshop on ongoing urban management projects and programmes;
• coordinating dissemination of urban management in line with the national urban development policy;
• coordinating on job training to county governments and board on urban management;
• coordinating gender mainstreaming and social inclusivity in urban management projects and programmes;
• reviewing and recommending for approval policies and strategies on urban management;
• reviewing and recommending for approval supportive strategies and plan on urban management;
• reviewing and recommending for approval developed urban management standards and guidance;
• evaluating and recommending for approval advise to national and county governments on matters of urban management;
• evaluating and recommending for approval research findings on urban management related issues;
• ensuring coordination of advisory on best practices on urban management;
• ensuring coordination of innovation and use of modern technology in urban management practices;
• reviewing and ensuring implementation urban management strategies for domestication of international urban agenda;
• reviewing and recommending joint urban management projects to be implemented by both level of government in urban; and
• reviewing and recommending urban management proposals for mobilization of both finance and human resources; and policies and strategies on urbanization and urban development.