Director Planning, Research and Knowledge Management at Office of the Controller of Budget (OCOB)

Job Purpose
This position is responsible for the overall coordination and management of planning, research, and knowledge management functions.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Overseeing the development, implementation, and review of policies, strategies, frameworks, work plans, legislation, guidelines, standards, procedures, and regulations for the CoB.
• Overseeing the preparation of special reports on particular issues upon request by the President or Parliament in accordance with Article 254 (2) of the Constitution.
• Coordinating the review and recommendations of the County Fiscal Strategy Papers and Budget Policy Statement in line with section 8 of the Controller of Budget Act, 2016.
• Overseeing the collection, collating, and analysis of macro-economic and socio-economic fiscal data.
• Spearheading CoB’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) preparation and implementation.
• Overseeing the development, implementation, reviewing, monitoring, and evaluation of the CoB Strategic Plan and Service Charters.
• Spearheading the implementation of performance management in CoB.
• Ensuring the establishment of internal monitoring and control systems and procedures.
• Ensuring effective maintenance of the Risk Management Register.
• Overseeing and monitoring the implementation of business continuity plans.
• Ensuring the promotion of Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) for the CoB.
• Ensuring staff capacity building is well-coordinated on public participation in the budget process.
• Coordinating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship.
• Spearheading the development and implementation of the department’s strategic plans, budgets, and performance contract.
• Managing, mentoring, coaching, and developing staff in the department.
• Initiating development policies, procedures, regulations, guidelines, and strategies for resource mobilization and partnership development.
• Ensuring compliance with stakeholder requirements.
• Coordinating approval of departmental work plans and budgets.
• Ensuring staff performance appraisal.

Job Dimensions

 Financial Responsibility

•  Implementation of the budget for the directorate.

Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Responsible for the assets assigned by the Office of the Controller of Budget as per the office’s asset register.

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Strategic
• Advisory
• Financial
• Analytical

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience, and Attributes / Skills)

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Statistics, Economics, Policy Management, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, Development Studies, International Relations, Public Administration, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Policy Management, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, Development Studies, International Relations, Public Administration, Project Management, Strategic Management, or equivalent from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to Professional Bodies

• Professional qualification and membership in good standing of a relevant professional body.

Previous Relevant Work Experience Required

• Satisfactorily served for a cumulative period of fifteen (15) years, five (5) years of which must have been at least in the grade of Assistant Director or three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director or in a comparable position.

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes

• Certificate in leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Met the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.
• Certificate in report writing and editing lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.