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JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE CHIEF MANAGER – STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE.

Responsibilities or duties

I. Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and is accountable for the development and implementation of policies, strategies, and programmes with regard to development of National, Regional and International Standards in the sectors of Kenya’s industry for the delivery of KEBS mandate, realization of KEBS vision of becoming a global leader in provision of standard-based solutions, Kenya Vision 2030, African Union Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• Provides leadership and is accountable for implementation of the National Quality Infrastructure in relation to standardization in order to facilitate industrialization and fair trade while safeguarding health & safety of consumers and protecting the environment;
• Provides Leadership and is accountable for the development of National, Regional and International Standards for the purpose of supporting, facilitating and promoting local, regional and international trade, competitiveness of locally manufactured products, promoting innovation and quality life while safeguarding health & safety of consumers and protecting the environment;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for the analysis of the business environment and advises on the competitive strategies for development of market driven standards for achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;
• Articulates Kenya’s position in regional and international meetings with the aim of influencing Standards related policies;
• Provides leadership in engaging Government agencies and other stakeholders in adoption of Standards to inform policy decisions;
• Spearheads creation of linkages and partnership with strategic local and foreign partners and implementation of the provisions in Agreements to enhance synergy in delivery of KEBS objectives;
• Leads in preparation of the Draft Kenya standards and submits to Director, Standards Development for review;
• Oversees the Standards development processes and dissemination of Standards documents in line with National Standardization Plan (NSP) and Regional Standardization Plan (RSP) to ensure that Standards are developed and disseminated within set service charter timelines;
• Chairs committees on evaluation and prioritization of standards development requests through their analysis in the Standards Projects Committee (SPC) for approval towards development of market driven standards;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) and the African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission (AFSEC) standards harmonization activities for the delivery of KEBS mandate;.
• Provides leadership and is accountable for World Trade Organization (WTO), National Enquiry Point (NEP) and Trade Affairs activities for the purpose of articulating Kenya’s position in multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations an agreement in order to facilitate trade for Kenya’s products;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for the National Codex Contact Point (NCCP) activities for the purpose of securing Kenya’s food products and produce competitiveness in international markets;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for the Kenya National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (KNCIEC) activities for the purpose of promoting adoption of IEC International standards as the basis for Kenya standards to facilitate easy access of electrotechnical products to the Kenyan market and adoption of IEC Internationally accepted Conformity Assessment Schemes for the purpose of certification;
• Oversees implementation of departmental performance management and productivity improvement strategies, policies, and tools to ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of departmental processes, products, and services;
• Provides leadership in establishment, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, evaluation and improvement of Management systems adopted by KEBS for the purpose of ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, risk management and sustained customer satisfaction;
• Oversees the development and implementation of business continuity strategies to ensure resilience and sustainability of department’s processes, products, and services; and
• Provides leadership in identification and provision of human and physical resources needs in the department and ensures proper utilization of existing resources to meet corporate objectives.

II. Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Oversees preparation of notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for draft Standards and other related text for the purpose of compliance with the WTO agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
• Oversees preparation and submission of Kenya’s position on Draft Regional and International Standards for the purpose of influencing tech

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Experience needed

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• Provides leadership and is accountable for the development and implementation of policies, strategies, and programmes with regard to development of National, Regional and International Standards in the sectors of Kenya’s industry for the delivery of KEBS mandate, realization of KEBS vision of becoming a global leader in provision of standard-based solutions, Kenya Vision 2030, African Union Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• Provides leadership and is accountable for implementation of the National Quality Infrastructure in relation to standardization in order to facilitate industrialization and fair trade while safeguarding health & safety of consumers and protecting the environment;
• Provides Leadership and is accountable for the development of National, Regional and International Standards for the purpose of supporting, facilitating and promoting local, regional and international trade, competitiveness of locally manufactured products, promoting innovation and quality life while safeguarding health & safety of consumers and protecting the environment;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for the analysis of the business environment and advises on the competitive strategies for development of market driven standards for achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;
• Articulates Kenya’s position in regional and international meetings with the aim of influencing Standards related policies;
• Provides leadership in engaging Government agencies and other stakeholders in adoption of Standards to inform policy decisions;
• Spearheads creation of linkages and partnership with strategic local and foreign partners and implementation of the provisions in Agreements to enhance synergy in delivery of KEBS objectives;
• Leads in preparation of the Draft Kenya standards and submits to Director, Standards Development for review;
• Oversees the Standards development processes and dissemination of Standards documents in line with National Standardization Plan (NSP) and Regional Standardization Plan (RSP) to ensure that Standards are developed and disseminated within set service charter timelines;
• Chairs committees on evaluation and prioritization of standards development requests through their analysis in the Standards Projects Committee (SPC) for approval towards development of market driven standards;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) and the African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission (AFSEC) standards harmonization activities for the delivery of KEBS mandate;.
• Provides leadership and is accountable for World Trade Organization (WTO), National Enquiry Point (NEP) and Trade Affairs activities for the purpose of articulating Kenya’s position in multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations an agreement in order to facilitate trade for Kenya’s products;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for the National Codex Contact Point (NCCP) activities for the purpose of securing Kenya’s food products and produce competitiveness in international markets;
• Provides leadership and is accountable for the Kenya National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (KNCIEC) activities for the purpose of promoting adoption of IEC International standards as the basis for Kenya standards to facilitate easy access of electrotechnical products to the Kenyan market and adoption of IEC Internationally accepted Conformity Assessment Schemes for the purpose of certification;
• Oversees implementation of departmental performance management and productivity improvement strategies, policies, and tools to ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of departmental processes, products, and services;
• Provides leadership in establishment, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, evaluation and improvement of Management systems adopted by KEBS for the purpose of ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, risk management and sustained customer satisfaction;
• Oversees the development and implementation of business continuity strategies to ensure resilience and sustainability of department’s processes, products, and services; and
• Provides leadership in identification and provision of human and physical resources needs in the department and ensures proper utilization of existing resources to meet corporate objectives.
• Oversees preparation of notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for draft Standards and other related text for the purpose of compliance with the WTO agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
• Oversees preparation and submission of Kenya’s position on Draft Regional and International Standards for the purpose of influencing tech