Advert Details

Advert Number: 171/2025

Organisation Advertising:

State Department for Public Service

Designation:

Secretary, Public Service Reforms

Job Scale:

CSG 4

Number of Vacancies:

1

Terms of Service:

P&P

Experience required?

Yes

Years of Experience Required:

18

For Serving Officers Only?

Yes

Requirements for Appointment:

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• cumulative service period of eighteen (18) years three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Director Public Sector Reforms CSG 5 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following Social Sciences: -Economics, Statistics, Communication, Human Resource Management/Development, Law, Education, Labour Relations, Public/Business Administration, Sociology, Gender Studies, Anthropology, International relations, Entrepreneurship or Development Studies from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters Degree in any of the following Social Sciences: - Human Resource Management/Development, Law, Education, Labour Relations, Public/Business Administration, Sociology, Anthropology, Strategic Management, Public Policy Management, Public Sector Management, Entrepreneurship, Gender/Development Studies, Economics, Statistics or Project Planning/Management from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution; and
• demonstrated Merit and shown ability as reflected in work performance and result.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• overseeing the development and implementation of Public Service Transformation strategies and policies;
• overseeing planning, coordinating and directing capacity building programmes in the Public Service;
• ensuring that public service institutions implement Rapid Results Initiatives and Business Process Re-engineering programmes within the laid down standards and procedures; collaborating with National and County Governments and other stakeholders to build a relevant network and mobilize resources to support Public Service Transformation strategies;
• overseeing the design and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the impact of Public Service Transformation Programmes;
• spearheading service delivery, research and customer satisfaction surveys on reform initiatives and development of appropriate interventions; and
• overseeing the implementation of Performance Contracting in the Public Service;
• the development, implementation and realization of the Division’s strategic plan and any other transformation related goals;
• overseeing preparation and implementation of the Division’s performance appraisal systems and contracts;
• instituting operational accountability, integrity and team building; and
• overall supervision, control, discipline, recruitment, staff training and development.

Advert Date:

16/12/2025

Close Date:

09/01/2026

Copyright @ Public Service Commission- PSCIMS 2021

• overseeing the development and implementation of Public Service Transformation strategies and policies;
• overseeing planning, coordinating and directing capacity building programmes in the Public Service;
• ensuring that public service institutions implement Rapid Results Initiatives and Business Process Re-engineering programmes within the laid down standards and procedures; collaborating with National and County Governments and other stakeholders to build a relevant network and mobilize resources to support Public Service Transformation strategies;
• overseeing the design and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the impact of Public Service Transformation Programmes;
• spearheading service delivery, research and customer satisfaction surveys on reform initiatives and development of appropriate interventions; and
• overseeing the implementation of Performance Contracting in the Public Service;
• the development, implementation and realization of the Division’s strategic plan and any other transformation related goals;
• overseeing preparation and implementation of the Division’s performance appraisal systems and contracts;
• instituting operational accountability, integrity and team building; and
• overall supervision, control, discipline, recruitment, staff training and development.

• cumulative service period of eighteen (18) years three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Director Public Sector Reforms CSG 5 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following Social Sciences: -Economics, Statistics, Communication, Human Resource Management/Development, Law, Education, Labour Relations, Public/Business Administration, Sociology, Gender Studies, Anthropology, International relations, Entrepreneurship or Development Studies from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters Degree in any of the following Social Sciences: - Human Resource Management/Development, Law, Education, Labour Relations, Public/Business Administration, Sociology, Anthropology, Strategic Management, Public Policy Management, Public Sector Management, Entrepreneurship, Gender/Development Studies, Economics, Statistics or Project Planning/Management from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution; and
• demonstrated Merit and shown ability as reflected in work performance and result.