Senior Planning & Quality Assurance Officer at Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

Job Purpose

• To undertake planning, risk and quality assurance of all Placement Service programmes and activities

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor, train and develop staff to ensure an effective and motivated team; and
• Supervises and appraises staff.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Implement quality assurance policies and procedures for Placement and Career Guidance programmes;
• Collect and collate statistical data on the planned programmes and projects;
• Monitor and evaluate completed works;
• Participate in assessment of technical and operation risks and advising on mitigation measures for works under the Placement Service;
• Analyze data on the planned programmes and projects;
• Monitor timely reporting of risk incidents and analyzing trends for reporting;
• Prepare draft risk reports;
• Identify key risk indicators within the Placement Service
• Collect and collate statistical data on the planned programmes and projects;
• Prepare and review Placement Service strategic plan.
• Collect, analyze and interpret data on the performance of Agency’s processes and convert it into information for decision making;
• Compile reports, charts, and tables based on established statistical methods and communicate the information to users;
• Implement the performance management and evaluation tools to ensure that they are effectively utilized by staff;
• Implement quality management systems, risk management strategies and corruption prevention and mitigation strategies i;
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on strategy and planning;
• Implement departmental service delivery charter

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills)
Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics/Mathematics, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation or its equivalent qualification from a recognized University

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable
• Previous relevant work experience required.
• Served for a cumulative period of six (6) years relevant work experience three (3) of which must
• have been in the grade of Planning, Risk and Quality Assurance Officer I or in a comparable position