Performance Management Assistant Director at County Government of Tana River

V/NO.8/2021: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT JOB GROUP ‘P’ (1 POST)

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and facilitate performance management function;
• Co-ordinate performance contracts in the departments to set their performance targets based on their mandates, functions and strategic objectives;
• Provide technical advice to the Department on performance management matters;
• Co-ordinate preparation of performance management reports;
• Initiate review of staff performance appraisal system;
• To ensure that performance contracts shall be anchored on CIDP and cascaded to all ,
• Departments, Directorates, Sections and cadres of employees
• To ensure that all categories of staff in the County Public Service are placed on Staff Performance Appraisal System;
• Co-ordinate staff performance appraisal System quarterly, Mid-year performance review and end of year appraisal process;
• Ensure that the  performance  of all officers is evaluated and feedback on performance is relayed in writing at the end of the year;
• Ensure that the overall assessment of employee performance is evaluated as per agreed targets;
• Communicate to Department to hold quarterly and Mid-Year performance review meetings;
• Develop and implement the internal monitoring and evaluation and reporting system;
• Make recommendations to the County Chief Officer for rewards and sanctions;
• Performing any other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications

• For appointment to this grade, candidates must have:-
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Education, Sociology, Political Science/Government, Anthropology or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Have relevant knowledge, experience and a distinguished career in matters performance management of not less than five (5) years, three (3) years of which should be at a senior managerial position in the public service or equivalent in the private sector
• Member of a relevant professional body;
• Attended a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of Inspectorate
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of National goals, policies and development objectives and ability to transform them into Human Resource Management and Development policies and programmes;
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of relevant legislation, best practices and emerging issues in performance Management;
• Performing any other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time