National Government Affirmative Action Fund Deputy Director - Planning Jobs in Kenya

National Government Affirmative Action Fund Deputy Director - Planning Jobs in Kenya

Reporting to the Director- Planning, an Officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas:

Policy and Research

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

Coordinating the development, implementation and review of policies, procedures, frameworks, strategies, plans, legislations, standards and regulations on planning and research;

Facilitating feasibility studies and service delivery surveys;

Overseeing the preparation and implementation of the Fund’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) through quality assurance programmes;

Ensuring the development, implementation and review of the risk management framework for the Fund;

Spearheading the development of the risk register;

Overseeing the implementation of the Integrated Quality Management Systems (IQMS)and other Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) initiatives;

Overseeing development and implementation of enterprise risk management strategies;

Ensuring the preparation of Fund’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) and Mid-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget;

Facilitating the establishment and maintenance of a databank for the Fund’s programmes and projects;

Overseeing research on affirmative action programmes and projects;

Publishing research findings;

Facilitating the establishment and operationalization of knowledge management framework;

Promoting research on emerging trends, technologies and innovations on affirmative action programmes;

Spearheading the preparation of annual and progress reports on Medium Term Plans in line with the Fund’s Strategic Plan;

Spearheading the development and implementation of the division’s budgets, performance contracts and staff performance appraisal;

Monitoring and Evaluation

Duties and Responsibilities will entail: -

Overseeing the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, standards and guidelines on monitoring and evaluation;

Spearheading the development of standard operating procedures for monitoring and evaluation;

Directing the monitoring and evaluation of the Fund’s annual work plans and performance management;

Overseeing monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects in the Fund;

Promoting monitoring and evaluation culture in the Fund;

Overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes of the Fund;

Facilitating the development of standard operating procedures for monitoring and evaluation;

Spearheading the development of a robust e- platform to monitor implementation of projects and programmes;

Facilitating the design and development of monitoring and evaluation systems for the Fund;

Overseeing the preparation of monitoring and evaluation reports;

Spearheading the development and implementation of the division’s budgets, performance contracts and staff performance appraisal;

Ensuring compliance with principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity; and

Managing and developing staff in the division.

QMS, BPR and Risk Management

Duties and Responsibilities will Entail: -

Supervising business processes within the Authority so as to assure continuity and consistency;

Developing standards, systems and procedures for quality assurance;

Advising management on improvement in business processes;

Coordinating the development of business process and continuity strategy, policy and framework for the Authority;

Ensuring appraisal of the relevance, reliability and integrity of management processes and controls;

Conducting and evaluating various quality checks on systems within the Authority;

Preparing and implementing quality assurance plans;

Initiating formulation and implementation of relevant policies, strategies and procedures;

Initiating development of work plans, procurement plans and budget for the unit;

Identifying policy gaps and making appropriate recommendations;

Evaluating and take

corrective action when necessary with regard to Authority processes and procedures;

Using relevant quality tools and ensure staff understand how to improve the Authority’s operations;

Ensuring better operational procedures to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness in the Authority processes;

Consulting with other departments in the Authority when critical quality issues arise and making recommendations on corrective action;

Monitoring quality assurance activities to determine compliance with corporate policies and procedures;

Advising on quality issues and relevant standards to be implemented in Authority processes and procedures

Supervising the entire risk universe and business processes within the Authority so as to assure continuity and consistency in risk management and related business processes in the Authority;

Developing standards, systems and procedures for risk management;

Advising management on risk exposure and mitigation measures;

Evaluating the risk exposures relating to the Authority’s governance, operations and information systems;

Coordinating the development of the enterprise risk management strategy, policy and framework for the Authority;

Coordinating coaching of management in responding to risks; managing all activities and processes and support management’s achievement of strategic targets by providing risk navigation of key performance indicators;

Ensuring appraisal of the relevance, reliability and integrity of management, and operating reports, risk management and control processes;

Preparing and implementing enterprise risk management plans;

Evaluating the risk exposures relating to the Authority’s governance, operations and information systems;

Initiating formulation and implementation of relevant policies, strategies and procedures;

Initiating development of work plans, procurement plans and budget for the division;

Identifying policy gaps and making appropriate recommendations;

Confirming that risk procedures are properly carried out and assigned work schedules are maintained; and

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

Served in the grade of Principal, planning for a minimum period of four (4) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service for a minimum period of ten (10) years, four (4) of which shall be at management level;

Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: - Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Commerce, Finance, Project Planning and Management, Business Management/Administration, Applied Research or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Master’s degree in any of the following fields: - Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Commerce, Finance, Project Planning and Management, Philosophy in Economics, Public Policy, Strategic Management, Business Management/Administration, Applied Research or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Membership to a relevant professional body in good standing;

Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; National Government Affirmative Action Fund Deputy Director - Planning Jobs in Kenya

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