Senior Officer, Policy and Research at Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation

Key Responsibilities

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Conducting financial sector research and policy analysis, and preparing position papers and reports;
• Designing, analyzing, and reporting research projects and providing guidance on statistical research approaches, requirements, and scientific standards

Operational Responsibilities

• Updating the Corporation’s statistical databases and research resources;
• Drafting of terms of reference for research projects for financial sector related studies;
• Coordinating outsourced research projects and programs;
• Drafting the SLAs for outsourced research projects;
• Development and administration of relevant research tools including questionnaires and focus groups guidance notes;
• Collecting and analyzing data to be used in the preparation of policy papers, briefs, and technical guides;
• Coordinating and follow up on the implementation of the research recommendations;
• Identifying the emerging issues in deposit insurance and risk management for further research;
• Implementing policies and procedures in operations of the department;
• Implementing Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity planning activities in the department; and
• Implementing and maintaining the quality management system and operations in the department.

Job Competencies

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

Work experience

• Four (4) years’ relevant work experience preferably in Banking, Financial Management Credit Administration, Conveyancing, Litigation, Asset Management & Tracing.

Functional Attributes

• Proficiency in computing skills,
• Communication and Presentation skills,
• Organizational skills,
• Project management skills,
• Stakeholder management skills,
• Change management skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Decision-making skills
• Analytical skills,
• Networking skills,
• Time management skills

Closing Date Friday, April 1, 2022 – 23:59