Director - Weights and Measures at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director, 
• Weights and Measures CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Physics, Mathematics, Law, Legal Metrology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Communication Technology, Instrumentation, Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics), 
• Micro-processors or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Instrumentation, Computer Science, Information Communication Technology, Physics, Mathematics, 
• Chemistry, Law, Legal Metrology, Engineering Mechanical/Electrical/ Electronics), 
• Micro-processors, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; 
• an Advanced Certificate offered by the Institute of Trade Standards Administration (Kenya); 
• a Certificate of Membership of the Institute of Trade Standards Administration (Kenya); 
• demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and capability required for 
• effective planning, organization and administration of weights and measures function and; 
• thorough understanding of national goals, policies and development objectives and the ability to translate them into Weights and Measures

Duties and Responsibilities

• An officer at this level will be the head of the Department and will be responsible to the 
• Principal Secretary for the overall management and administration of the Weights and Measures services. Duties and responsibilities include:-
• being the chief advisor on issues relating to the Weights and Measures Act (Cap 513)  and the Trade Description Act (Cap 505) and the subsidiary legislations made under 
• them and interpretation, application, implications and reviewing of these laws;
• spearheading the formulation, implementation and reviewing of policies and  programmes relating to consumer protection and weighing and measuring 
• equipment used in connection with trade, human and animal health, safety and the protection of the environment;
• ensuring acquisition, custody and maintenance of Kenya Primary Standards and Kenya Primary Reference Standards;approving of new patterns of weighing and measuring equipment; and
• reviewing of existing legislation and procedures in liaison with national, regional and international bodies/institutions and other stakeholders on matter relating to legal metrology