Managing Director at Kenya Bureau of Standards

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Provide visionary leadership to KEBS and facilitate achievement of set goals and objectives through efficient management of staff and resources.
•  Lead development and implementation of KEBS strategy, business plans and operating budgets in order to meet the country’s standardization, quality assurance, inspection, surveillance and testing needs.
•  Oversee planning and execution of KEBS’ technical programs and projects and ensure regular monitoring and evaluation of these programs to deliver superior performance.
•  Safeguard the organization’s assets including prudent management of organization’s financial resources.
•  Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders at national and international levels to ensure the country remains competitive through standardization.
•  Foster a culture of quality and performance that promotes high standards and ethical practices and good corporate citizenship as well as health and safety.
•  Responsible for stakeholders’ management and enhancement of KEBS corporate image and ensure compliance with legal and statutory requirements for sustainable development.
•  Implement transformation programmes across functions and organizational culture change.
•  Implement business process re-engineering, digitization, and automation to make KEBS a world class organization

PERSON SPECIFICATION

•  Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in any of the following fields; Engineering, Science, Technology, Commerce, Social Sciences, Education, Law, or any other related field from recognized University
•  A minimum of 15 years relevant work experience 10 (ten) of which must have been at Senior Management level.
•  Certification in corporate governance from recognized institution.
•  Membership to relevant professional body
• HELB Certificate, Tax Compliance Certificate from KRA, Certificate of Good Conduct from Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Clearance Certificate from approved Credit Reference Bureau will be required