Director, Compliance and Performance Management at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing the development, review and implementation of compliance and performance management policies, strategies, guidelines, procedures and standards;
• Ensuring the development and review of business processes in selected MDAs and making recommendations for improved service delivery;
• Coordinating the development and management of an Integrated Performance Management system for the public service;
• Ensuring implementation of Public Service Commission (Performance Management) Regulations, 2021;
• Facilitating implementation of the Annual Public Service Excellence Award (PSEA) scheme;
• Overseeing evaluation and reporting on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Public Service;
• Formulating and reviewing monitoring and evaluation strategies, standards and tools for risk management in the Public Service;
• Overseeing monitoring and evaluation of the organization, administration and personnel practices in Public Service;
• Ensuring compliance of service regulations, policies and guidelines in the public service;
• Coordinating development and review of human resource audit strategies, standards and benchmarks associated with risk management;
• Ensuring alignment of individual with institutional performance;
• Overseeing the implementation of PSC and MHRAMAC decisions;
• Promoting the development and establishment of a common approach to strategic performance management in the public service;
• Overseeing the development of strategies for institutionalization of performance management in the public service;
• Coordinating the evaluation and assessment of service delivery in the public service;
• Overseeing performance management and ensuring prudent utilization of resources;
• Coordinating the development and implementation of the budget, work plans, procurement plans, projects and programmes in the Directorate; and
• Overseeing mentorship and coaching of staff in the Directorate.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years in a relevant field, and must be in the grade of Senior Deputy Director Job Grade PSC 3 or in an equivalent and comparable Senior Management position in the wider Public Service;
• Bachelor's degree in any of following discipline: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Sociology, Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy or any other relevant Social Science from a recognized Institution;
• Master's degree in any of the following discipline: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Sociology, Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Leadership Course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized Institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable and of good standing;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Demonstrated thorough understanding of national goals policies and development objectives and the ability to transform them into compliance and performance management policies and programmes.