Principal Planning Officer at Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA)

IPOA/HR/12/2024:

Job Purpose

Responsible for supervising the development and review of plans, frameworks, Monitoring and Evaluation and development of performance reports as per the IPOA Act.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise implementation and/or review of policies, strategies, guidelines, plans, rules, standards and procedures pertaining to planning, monitoring and evaluation while ensuring compliance to applicable laws and statutes;
• Supervise development of strategic plans, annual work plans and other relevant plans in the Authority;
• Supervise monitoring of the implementation of strategic plan, annual work plans and the general performance in the Authority;
• Supervise maintenance and utilization of Authority’s’ statistics;
• Manage records in the division;
• Coach, mentor, supervise and facilitate capacity development for staff under their purview.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Develop internal and external reports on planning, monitoring and evaluation in the Authority;
• Develop, harmonize and define performance indicators;
• Track implementation of recommendations made by the Authority to professionalize the National Police Service;
• Conduct evaluation activities in the Authority;
• Develop and/or review of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and tools;
• Develop and implement M&E awareness and sensitization programs in the Authority;
• Collaborate with other departments and divisions for effective planning, research, monitoring and evaluation;
• Identify risks and formulate mitigation measures;
• Communicate and implement management decisions;
• Develop and implement individual work plans;
• Implement risks mitigation measures; and
• Implement management decisions.

Job Dimensions:

I. Financial Responsibility

• Develop and monitor implementation of division annual work plan and budgets.

II. Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Responsible for Office equipment, furniture and records.

III. Decision Making / Job Influence

• Managerial decisions
• Operational decisions

IV. Working Conditions

• Predominantly in an office setting with occasional field travel.

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

Academic qualifications

• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Research, Public Policy, Statistics, Project Management, Business Administration, Strategic Management, Finance, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution; and
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: Economics, Business Management, Finance, Project Management, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable;
• Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Served in the position of Senior Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in either Planning, M&E or Research for a minimum period of three (3) years at IPOA grade 7 or for a period of nine (9) years in planning, M&E or research in the public or private sector.