Director Planning (1 Post) at Kisii County Government

Job Description

Requirements for appointment:

Be a Kenyan citizen
Have served in the grade of Assistant Director of Planning/Deputy Director Planning or its equivalent in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years and has been in continuous service for not less than ten (10) years or served in a comparable and relevant position in the private sector for a minimum period of three (3) years at senior management level in a recognized organization
Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Economics and Finance or Economics and Statistics from a recognized institution
A Master’s degree or higher academic will be an added advantage.
Have at least ten (10) years’ experience, five (5) of which should be in a senior
management position in relevant work professional experience.
Demonstrate general knowledge of the County Government and its functions.
Demonstrate understanding of National and county goals, policies and developmental objectives.
Demonstrable leadership and management capacity including Knowledge of financial management and strategic people management.
Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.

Duties and Responsibilities

Head of the Economic Planning Directorate
Provide direction on economic planning functions and production of planning, budgeting and statistical documents at the county level;
Co-ordination and formulation of county development strategies, policies and programmes and for collation and presentation of statistical data in the form of reports and bulletins;
Preparation of county budget;
Preparation of county development plans and coordination of county positions in regional economic subjects;
Monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes;
Planning and management of human resources, projection of manpower and training to meet county development objectives;
Supervising officers in his/her planning division in the Economic Planning Department;
Perform any other duty assigned from time to time.
Performing other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Terms: Permanent and Pensionable
Remunerations: as set by the Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC).