Vacancy title:
Director, Budget Services

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Laikipia County Government

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, September 3 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Laikipia | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Duties and responsibilities

The Director will be responsible to the Chief Officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• systematic scheduling of expenditures consistent with workplans;
• contract liability projections for the identification and budgeting of contractual and legal financial obligations;
• budget planning, preparation and implementation at the County level;
• coordinating the preparation of annual workplans, procurement plans and cash management;
• advising the Chief Officer on financial management matters;
• coordinating the preparation of County Public Expenditure Review and the sector reports, coordinate the allocation of resources among departments and county entities through the sector processes;
• provide leadership in budget management to a number of Desk Officers who are in charge of departments;
• take charge of all matters pertaining to the budget including preparation, printing and submission of the estimates to County Assembly;
• deal with County Assembly questions and issues pertaining to expenditure, monitoring and control;
• advise County Treasury on budget management; and
• assess risk involved in new and existing budget policies

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must: -

• have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than seven (7) years in a related area within the Public Service, three (3) of which should be at managerial level;
• Be a holder of Bachelor Degree either in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Passed Part III of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examination or its recognized qualification
• Registered with Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
• demonstrate outstanding capability in Financial Management
• demonstrate thorough understanding of National Goals, Policies and Development Objectives including the Kenya Vision 2030, County Integrated Development Plan and County Strategic Plan;
• satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya; and,
• Possession of a Masters degree in the relevant discipline will be an added advantage 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit their applications through the Google Forms Link provided at the County Website and follow instructions.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL APPLICANTS

• All applications shall be through the Google Forms Link provided to be received on or before 3rd  September 2025.
• Applications and all other attachments should be attached as ONE PDF document of not more than 5MBs.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and will be required to present their original academic and Professional documents during interview.
• Laikipia County Public Service Board only contacts through the number +254715052 052 and does not charge any fee at any point of the recruitment stages.
• Any form of canvasing will lead to automatic disqualification.
• The County Government of Laikipia is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and gender equality. Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.
• Successful candidates must satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Applications shall be addressed to: -

The Secretary/CEO,
Laikipia County Public Service Board,
P.O Box 52-20300,
NYAHURURU. 

Interested and qualified? Go to Laikipia County Government on docs.google.com to apply

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