Director, Capacity Development and Accreditation at Kenya Institute of Supplies Management

JOB SUMMARY

The Director, Capacity Development and Accreditation will be responsible for capacity development including continuous professional development, internship and industrial placement, and accreditation.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

• Developing continuing professional development programmes
• Handling basic issues of CPD
• Developing an annual calendar of activities for the CPD programme
• Planning, arranging and coordinating all activities for continuing professional and training development

Internship & Industrial Placement

• Developing the curriculum for registration of supplies practitioners
• Overseeing the development of tools necessary for conducting professional examinations for registration
• Overseeing development of requirements for establishing the school of supplies management, and opportunities for learning, professional exposure and skills acquisition
• Developing tools for facilitating the internship programme

Accreditation of Institutions

• Assessing qualifications of foreign persons
• Developing evaluation tools for local and foreign supplies management programmes
• Developing accreditation tools for supplies management programmes
• Compiling all supplies management disciplines and their requirements
• Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for accreditation
• Developing accreditation standards and manuals
• Developing policy guidelines for accreditation

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Purchasing and Supplies Management, Procurement and Supplies Management, Procurement, Commerce (Supplies Management Option), Business Administration (Supplies Management option), Administration, Finance, Human Resource, Law or Social Sciences, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in any of the above disciplines or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• At least twelve (12) years relevant working experience, five (5) years of which must have been in a senior management role
• Attended a leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• A valid Membership with a current practising License
• Proficiency in computer applications
• Meet the expectations of Chapter Six on Leadership and Integrity

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Leadership, integrity and people management skills
• Communication skills
• Customer service focus
• Strategic level thinking
• Change and transformation capabilities
• Management skills
• Analytical and decision making
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Innovative and creative thinking