Planning Officer at The Veterinary Medicines Directorate

REF NO. VMD 07/2023
Scale: VMD 6
Basic Salary: Ksh 59,500 X 4,500-93,500 X 6,000-99,500
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Qualifications and Requirements:
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer Applications Skills; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities entail; -

• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual sectional reports;
• Participating in the monitoring of performance;
• Compiling supporting documents for performance reporting;
• Collecting and analyzing data on Council programmes, activities and projects to provide information on their efficiency and effectiveness towards the achievement of the long-term strategic goals of the Council so as to ensure that the annual targets are achieved within the set timeframes;
• Conducting training of various users in the Council on data collection tools to ensure that data collected is reliable for assessment, Strategy and Planning;
• Conducting research initiatives on market relevance of the institution's programmes and projects to address the gaps identified and further improve the extension programmes; and
• Implementing methodologies for monitoring the development impact of the institution's operations.

Competencies and Skills

• Research Skills
• Analytical.
• Organizational
• Communication