Senior Deputy Director, Livestock Policy Research and Regulations - 3 Positions at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities 

• An officer at this level will be responsible to the Director, Livestock Policy, Research and Regulations for coordinating development and implementation of livestock policies, regulations and strategies.    He/She may be deployed in any of the following  functional areas;  Livestock Capacity Building Division, Livestock Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Division, Livestock Policy Development and Coordination Division, Livestock Research and Knowledge Management Division.  Specific duties and responsibilities in each of the functional areas include:

Livestock Capacity Building Division

• Undertaking needs assessment and capacity building respective value chain actors; 
• Establish appropriate institutional framework for the delivery of capacity building and technical assistance to counties and value chains; 
• Developing industry specific Livestock Sector capacity interventions; support counties to develop capacities required to actualize viable livestock enterprise business plans; 
• Developing  and implementing capacity building framework for the Livestock Sector; 
• Establishing technical skills capacity needs for policy domestication, development and implementation; lead in development of livestock emergency and disaster preparedness frameworks; 
• Leading in development and monitor implementation of policy on livestock training institutions;  
• Leading international, private sector and non-governmental organizations collaboration on Livestock Sector matters; 
• Leading and facilitating negotiations on livestock trade relations with trading country partners based on livestock trade policy; 
• Providing technical advisory on treaties, protocols and MOUs impacting on Livestock Sector performance in Kenya; and
• Developing change management programs among value chain actors.

Livestock Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs 
Specific duties and responsibilities will entail:- 

• Leading the formulation and development of Livestock Sector-wide bills and regulations; 
• Leading  in the reviewing and monitoring implementation of Livestock Sector-wide legislations; 
• Conducting Livestock Sector Impact Assessments including Regulatory Impact Assessments; 
• Overseeing livestock parliamentary affairs and address national livestock legislative agenda; domestication of international, regional and national standards within the Livestock Sector;
• Conducting regular surveys on topical Livestock Sector legislative agenda and provide intelligence on the appropriateness of any proposed laws;
• Establishing an inventory of existing legislations affecting the Livestock Sector;
• Coordinating public  stakeholder consultations and national validation meetings in developing sector legislations; 
• Leading  technical appraisal of guidelines and standards in the Livestock Sector and their implementation; 
• Overseeing the development and implementation of guidelines and standards in the Livestock Sector to ensure compliance; 
• Overseeing  the quality assurance function; 
• Undertaking research and analysis on areas of concern on regulatory matters and quality assurance; 
• Developing  legislative  briefs and policy position papers; and 
• Preparing  Cabinet Papers and Memoranda
• Leading the development of Regulations to implement primary legislations;
• Engaging the National Assembly, Senate and County Governments on legislations impacting on the Livestock Sector; 

Livestock Policy Coordination
Specific duties and responsibilities will entail: - 

• Leading in identification, research, and analysis of policy issues for development of policies, strategies and plans; 
• Developing  and periodic updating of the Livestock Masterplan; 
• Guiding in identification of Livestock Sector wide priority Agenda for policy development; coordinate formulation and review of thematic or commodity policies, strategies and plans; 
• Conducting  impact assessments and review of livestock policies; 
• Leading in formulation, review and development of Livestock Sector policies, strategies and plans; 
• Preparing Policy Briefs and Cabinet memoranda; coordinate County, National, Regional and International Livestock Sector policies issues; 
• Coordinating of policy research, dissemination and capacity building of Livestock Sector policies to stakeholders; 
• Preparing of inventory of and monitoring policies impacting on the Livestock Sector; 
• Developing and implementing livestock policy instruments monitoring and evaluation frameworks; 
• Leading the development and Implementation of the Strategic Plan of the Department Directorate; and 
• Domesticating of international and cross cutting policies within the Livestock Sector.

Livestock Research and Knowledge Management 
Specific duties and responsibilities will entail:- 

• Leading  the development of the Livestock Sector Research Agenda; 
• Monitoring  Implementation of the Livestock Sector Research Agenda; 
• Coordinating of Livestock Sector resources data generation for evidence-based decision making; 
• Leading  and coordinating the collection, analysis, storage, management of livestock data, information and knowledge for evidence-based livestock policy development, policy agenda setting and prioritization of programs;
• Establishing  and maintain a Livestock Knowledge Management Centre a reference point and repository for accurate Livestock Sector information;
• Conducting operational livestock research to inform topical Livestock Sector issues; 
• Developing, implementation and co-ordination of livestock research strategies, technology information dissemination, programmes and projects in the Livestock Sector; disseminating Livestock Sector policy briefs and relevant survey findings;  supporting innovation, Livestock Sector resilience programs and adaptation against climatic and other challenges; 
• Providing  information and feedback for the development and sustenance of linkages within the Livestock Sector and development partners; 
• Tapping on remote sensing and artificial intelligence to gather necessary data required for simulating future scenarios in livestock production systems; 
• Developing, implementation and co-ordination of research strategies, technology transfer, information dissemination, programmes and projects in the Livestock Sector;
• Monitoring dissemination of livestock research findings & innovations and monitoring uptake of the same by Livestock Sector industries, stakeholders and other levels of government;  
• Leading the domestication of international livestock research strategies; 

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

• Served for a minimum period of three (3)  years in the grade of Deputy Director, Livestock Policy, Research and Regulations, 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 fields: Veterinary Medicine, Animal Production, Range Management or its equivalent qualification in animal sciences or public policy from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in any of the following fields: - Veterinary Medicine, Animal Production, Range Management or its equivalent qualification in animal sciences or public policy from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Been registered by Kenya Veterinary Board (for Veterinary Surgeons) or any other relevant professional body for animal sciences;
• Certificate in policy formulation, implementation and evaluation lasting not less than two (2) weeks or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Have a certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and 
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of the Livestock Policy, Research and Regulations function.