Senior Monitoring & Inspectorate Officer at Water Services Regulatory Board

Job Purpose

Responsible for ensuring compliance with standards for design, asset development & Management, Water quality, Operation & Maintenance, human resource, governance, Non- Revenue Water, monitoring and regulating licensees.

Reporting Relationship This role reports to the Manager, Monitoring & Inspectorate

Supervises

Monitoring & Inspectorate Officer

Job Specification

The duties and responsibilities entail assisting in:

1. Carrying out surveillance of the sector through inspections including compliance with standards for design, asset development & Management, Water quality, Operation & Maintenance, governance, Non-Revenue Water, and human resource;
2. Collecting and collating capital works plans of the WSPs and Water Works Development Agencies (WWDAs);
3. Developing and implementing criteria/checklist for proper handover of assets for water and sanitation services provision;
4. Assist in monitoring compliance with minimum service level commitments;
5. Assist in monitoring and regulating licensees and enforcing license conditions;
6. Assist in inspecting water works and water services to ensure that such works and services meet the prescribed standards;
7. Proposing indicators for tracking progress in the implementation of the Water Strategy and make appropriate recommendations;
8. Undertaking data validation on the performance of Water Utilities;
9. Contributing to the development of the data collection and validation tool to be used by the Water Service Providers and WWDAs;
10. Reviewing reports from the part-time inspectors;
11. Responsible for physical assets assigned by the Board;
12. Providing oversight for all division’s assets;
13. Making strategic and operational decisions for the section;
14. Planning the work of subordinates;
15. Assigning work to subordinates;
16. Monitoring subordinates work performance; and Appraising/evaluating subordinates’ performance

Person Specification

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

1. Bachelor’s degree in either Engineering, Science, Economics, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution
2. Membership of a professional body and in good standing;
3. Management course lasting not less four (4) weeks;
4. At least Six (6) years’ work experience; 4 of which must be in a supervisory role.
5. Demonstrated results in work performance
6. Meet the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Key Competencies and Skills

1. Communication;
2. Working with people;
3. Applying technical expertise;
4. Customer and stakeholder orientation
5. Drive for results;
6. Continuous learning and knowledge sharing; and
7. Technological awareness.

Terms and Conditions of Service:

All the positions will be on pensionable terms of service.