Director, Enviromental Waste Management And Pollution Control - 2 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

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

• Coordinating development, and review of policies, legislations, regulations standards and guidelines for addressing waste management, land, water  and air pollution control;
• Coordinating technical assistance in implementation of waste management, land, water  and air pollution control;
• Providing advice to government on issues related to waste management, land, water and air quality standards;
• Cordinating the analysis of evolving and emerging regional and international governance issues to inform policy; 
• Providing technical support to Counties to contextualize the waste management, land, water and air pollution policies, legislation and guidelines;
• Spearheading development of programmes and projects on waste management; 
• Promoting initiatives to enhance separation, processing and marketing of materials recovered  from solid waste; 
• Coordinating establishment of partnerships with Counties, private sector, civil society and other actors to implement waste hierarchy and circular economy model in waste management; 
• Facilitating the development and implementation of an incentives framework to enhance private sector investment in building and operating sustainable waste management infrastructure;
• Promoting resource use efficiency and cleaner production;
• Coordinating public awareness, participation, action and oversight of Kenya’s sustainable waste management policy, law, mechanisms, actions and investments at national and county level;
• Spearheading formalization of the waste picker sector and ensure safe working conditions through training, financing and facilitating participation in decision-making;
• Ensuring the safety of the public by developing appropriate ways of waste management; 
• Coordinating monitoring of waste management practices and infrastructure to establish gaps that require extra policy interventions;
• Ensuring effluent discharge meet the Kenyan standards to enhance environmental safety;
• Initiating the review of the Career development guidelines for the Environmental Waste Management and Pollution services personnel; and
• Providing strategic leadership in finance and human resource management in the directorate

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

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director, Environmental Waste Management and Pollution CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;  
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Environmental Studies, Environment and Community Development, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Natural Resource Sciences, Environmental Education, Environmental Management or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Environmental Studies, Environment and Community Development, Biological Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Natural Resource Sciences, Environmental Education, Environmental Management, Environmental Law, Waste Management or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Membership to a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated understanding of the National development goals.