Secretary, Mines at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities
 Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: - 

• Formulating, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, guidelines, standards, frameworks and regulations pertaining to mining including mines and explosives licensing services, compliance and enforcement, artisanal mining and value addition functions;
• Providing technical expertise to the Government in formulating, articulating and implementing Government policy priorities and agenda; 
• Providing strategic oversight and direction in policy development, management and administration in mining, compliance, and enforcement;
• Supervision on collection and management of mining related revenues, i.e., mineral royalties, ground rents and others;
• Oversight over the implementation of the Mining Act 2016;
• Oversight over the implementation of the Explosives Act Cap 115;
• Oversight over the coordination and operations of Regional Mining Offices and operations;
• Supervision of mineral rights licensing and formalization of artisanal mining;
• Promotion of business process re-engineering in service delivery;
• Fostering an innovative and supportive management style;
• Co-ordination of performance management and monitoring;
• Mobilizing resources from non-state actors including development partners to support mining programs and projects;
• Collaborating and engaging relevant stakeholders to promote mining core business, development projects and plans;
• Building capacity for staff through training and mentorship;
• Ensuring prudent utilization of resources through sound strategies; and
• Promotion of the Kenyan mining industry through coordination of local and international trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) years of which should have been in the grade of Deputy Director/Senior Principal Superintending Inspector of Mines, CSG 6 and above, or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector; 
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: - Mining Engineering, Minerals Processing Engineering, or Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Mining Engineering, Minerals Processing Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering or relevant degree to mining/minerals regulation function from a recognized University in Kenya;
• Demonstrated high degree of professional competence and administrative capability required for effective supervision, planning, direction, control and coordination of the mines and commercial explosives function, 
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of national development goals, policies and programmes and the ability to translate them into the mines functions; 
• A thorough understanding of the global, regional and national developmental goals, policies and programs and the ability to relate them to the Ministry’s mandate.