Managing Director at Makueni County Public Service Board

For appointment to this grade an officer must have: -

• A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized institution.
• A Master’s Degree from a recognized institution
• At least fifteen (15) years working experience with a minimum of seven (7) years in senior management 
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP) lasting not less than six (6) weeks will be an added advantage;
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body;
• Experience with result-based project cycle management including monitoring and evaluation methodologies and project budget management;
• Experience in participatory and community-based development or natural resource management approaches;
• Have demonstrated professional administrative capabilities and initiative in the general organization and management of programs in public/private organization;
• Demonstrate experience and capacity in resource mobilization;
• Have a good understanding of the Public Service Financial, Accounting, Administration and Human Resource Management operations; and
• Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conserving and providing periodic assessment of sites designated for purposes of protecting natural resources and environment;
• Mitigating risks associated with unregulated sand utilization which includes environmental degradation.
• Educating the public on the process and importance of protecting the environment and proper utilization of natural resources;
• Catering for the rights of all the parties involved in the process of sand conservation and utilization and ensure the community benefits from the resource;
• Co-coordinating the various sand management activities undertaken by agencies and promoting the integration of sand related environmental consideration into development policies, plans, programmes and projects with a view to ensuring the conservation and rational utilization of the resource on a sustainable yield basis for the improvement of the quality of human life in the County;
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationship with key stakeholders and partners, including building their capacities to bolster sand and environment conservation activities;
• Licensing and registering all persons wishing to engage in any sand utilization activities and maintaining such registers as may be necessary;
• Mobilizing and monitoring the use of finance and human resources for sand conservation and utilization; and
• Providing technical assistance to community groups as and when necessary to ensure effective management of sand utilization and conservation of sites.
• Establishing systems for effective collaboration with government security agencies, communities and other stakeholders for effective enforcement of Makueni County Sand Conservation and Utilization Act, 2015; and
• Performing any other lawful duty as may be assigned by the Board of Directors from time to time.