Principal Planning Strategy and Research Officer at New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union Plc

NKPCU/HRM/31/202 4
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Basic Salary: Kshs. 148,514 (Minimum) – Kshs.213,391 (Maximum)
Other remunerations: Based on prevailing Government guidelines

Reporting to Deputy Director, Planning, Strategy and Research

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing, implementing and reviewing the resource mobilization and partnerships, strategies, standards, guidelines and procedures;
• Identifying sources of funding;
• Developing of partnerships and funding proposals;
• Implementing policies, strategies and tools for carrying out research
• Coordinating internal research activities
• Coordinating Carrying out research to promote sustainability of high quality products, marketing and other activities;
• Identifying methods for mobilization of donations, grants, gifts and endowments from both public and private sectors;
• Supporting the mobilization of resource for financing the company startups and strategic projects;
• Developing a data base on development partners and donors and their funded projects;
• Monitoring the implementation of strategic and operational plans to ensure quality, timeliness and results in relation to planned objectives and expected outcomes;
• Developing and implementing quality assurance, risks management and resource mobilization instruments and tools;
• Implementing quality assurance and risk management programmes and systems in liaison with process owners;
• Carrying out monitoring and evaluation and impact assessment of the companys programmes and projects;
• Organizing and implementing constructive engagements with potential investors, collaborators, partners, donors and other relevant stakeholders on financing the company development programmes;
• Building and maintaining good relationships, linkages with investors, donors and development partners and other stakeholders;
• Developing public private partnerships strategies and plans and proposing frameworks for adoption;
• Initiating development and refining of the partnership development strategies in liaison with other departments or units; and
• Developing of the division’s work plan and budget.

 Requirements

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, at least three (3) years of which must have been in a supervisory role;
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Strategic Management, Project Planning and Management, Finance, Economics and Development Studies, Investment, Business Information Technology, Commerce (Business Information Systems, Operations Management option), Marketing, Communication or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
•  Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Strategic Management, Project Planning and Management, Finance, Economics and Development Studies, Investment, Business Information Technology, Commerce (Business Information Systems, Operations Management option), Marketing, Communication or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
• Membership to a relevant professional body;
• Proficiency in Computer application skills;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Fulfilled the provision of Chapter Six of the Constitution.