Director -Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations- 1 Post at The National Treasury and Economic Planning

For appointment to this grade an officer must have:

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Senior Deputy Director, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations, CSG ‘5’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following field; Economics, Economics & Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Economics and Finance, Actuarial Science or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in any of the following field, Economics, Economic Policy Management, Project Planning Management from a university recognized in Kenya;
• certificate in any of the following fields:  Policy Formulation, Financial Modelling, Macro-Economic Modelling, Public Expenditure Analysis/Management, Tax Policy Analysis and Revenue Estimation, Public Debt Management, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Management Regional Integration, Negotiation, Advocacy , Corporate Governance  or comparable qualification from a recognized institution;
• demonstrated understanding of national development goals; policies and objectives, national values and principles of governance as well as leadership capabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• coordinating and strengthening financial and fiscal relations between the national and county governments;
• coordinating capacity building to county government on public financial management;
• overseeing the development and review of policy legal and institution frameworks governing the intergovernmental fiscal relations and county financial management;
• overseeing the analysis, consolidation and monitoring of budgets, economic data and financial reports by the County Governments;
• coordinating the development of planning budgeting and reporting framework for the county government to ensure standardization;
• coordinating technical support as well as secretariat services to intergovernmental activities;
• overseeing the development and regular review of the frameworks for inter-governmental fiscal transfers;
• overseeing preparation of the division of Revenue Bill and county allocation of Revenue Bill;
• coordinating research on matters relating to inter- governmental fiscal relations county government finances and service delivery;
• overseeing the monitoring of adherence to legal  frameworks  and County Governments Financial Management System;
• coordinating the development and implementation of financial recovery plans;
• overseeing, monitoring and evaluating of implementation of fiscal and financial frameworks  for urban areas and cities;
• providing leadership in the development and oversight an implementation of a comprehensive county government financing system;
• advising  the management on matters relating to strengthening of County Public Finance Management (PFM), institution capacities to implement, manage and support governance, development and service delivery.