Senior Deputy Director, Organization Design and Career Management-Career and Advisory Services (PSC) at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing, reviewing and implementing policy guidelines on career and succession management in the Public Service;
• Developing guidelines and framework for development and review of Career Guidelines for MDAs, State Corporations and Public Universities;
• Monitoring implementation of policies, strategies, procedures and guidelines on career and succession management in MDAs State Corporations and Public Universities;
• Coordinating validation on reports on career guidelines and succession management undertaken by MDAs to ensure adherence to professional standards and preparing briefs for consideration by the Commission;
• Providing capacity building and technical assistance to MDAs and State Corporations on Career management;
• Managing records on Commission decisions emanating from the department;
• Compiling management information reports on career and succession management for reference and decision making;
• Developing, interpreting and monitoring implementation of policies and guidelines on career and succession management in the Public Service;
• Coordinating capacity building of MDAs in career and succession management;
• Organizing and allocating tasks to staff;
• Coordinating the preparation of individual work plans; and
• Preparing budget, procurement plans and cash flow projections.

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

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years in the field of Public Sector Organization and Career Design and must be in the grade of a Deputy Director, Career Management and Advisory Services or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider Public Service;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Economics/Statistics, Organization Design and Development, Education, Sociology, Anthropology Government/Political Science, Public Administration or any other Social Science from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Planning, Human Resource Development, Economic, Statistics, Organization Design and Development, Education or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated professional competence, managerial capability and a thorough understanding of the provisions of Management Consultancy Services policies and have the ability to relate them to the national development goals.