Director, Labour Market Research and Analysis - 3 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

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

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Deputy Director Labour Market Research and Analysis CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;  
• A Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Education, Demography, Sociology, Human Resource Management/Planning/ Development, Business Administration, Economics/Statistics, Applied Statistics, Information Technology/Management Information Systems, Social Science, Law or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Demography, Sociology, Business Administration, Human Resource Management /Planning/ Development, Applied Statistics, Information Management Systems, Labour Economics, Curriculum Development, Economics, Development/ Entrepreneurship Studies or Philosophy (M.Phil) in Economics from a university  recognized in Kenya; and
• Demonstrated professional ability, high integrity and competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include-

• Maintaining and disseminating up to date and relevant labour market information;
• Monitoring employment trends, skills gaps and mismatch in the labour market;
• Coordinating labour force and manpower surveys;
• Providing advice to the National Human Resource Development Committee (NHRDC) of the National Labour Board;
• Approving National Resource Development programmes in liaison with the (NHRDC) of the National Labour Board;
• Monitoring impact of new skills development policy and advising the (NHRDC);
• Participating in curriculum development for new skills or review/revision of curriculum to accommodate new skills in the labour market; and
• Developing national long term skill development strategies
• Overseeing the development and maintenance of the National Occupational Classification System (NOCS);
• Establishing an efficient National Employment and Management Information System (NEMIS);
• Designing effective strategies for carrying out human resource and labour force surveys and determining current and future human resource skill gaps;
• Providing and maintaining programme financing strategies for human resource development activities; setting objectives and strategies for development of Human Resource development programmes;
• (xiii)    harmonizing training and other human resource development activities in identified sectors of the economy; and 
• (xiv)    supervising staff working under the officer.