Deputy Director - Research
2025-07-30T20:44:28+00:00
Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)
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Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Public Administration, and Government
Admin & Office
2025-08-19T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
- served in the grade of Assistant Director, Research, CSG 7, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
- a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System,
- Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university a recognized in Kenya;
- a Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Valuation and Property Management, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management Geospatial Engineering, Land Management; Laws (LLM), Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
- membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
- meet requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya; and
- demonstrated managerial and administrative capability, and professional competence and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
- initiating formulation, implementation and review of research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
- overseeing the development of research proposals and programmes;
- spearheading research on land matters;
- promoting and facilitating leading edge research including collaborating interdepartmental research in areas related to lands;
- coordinating the acquisition of intellectual property rights;
- overseeing generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
- overseeing the management of resource information center for Lands matters;
- coordinating development, implementation and reviewing of knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
- initiating monitoring of legislations and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sectors and make appropriate recommendations;
- spearheading capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
- coordinating the establishment of a nexus between the Ministry, partners and relevant stakeholders on research and innovation;
- developing modalities for collaboration with external consultants and research institutions;
- overseeing development of strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sector;
- spearheading local and international partnerships to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
- initiating research and benchmark studies on best practices in lands matters.
initiating formulation, implementation and review of research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines; overseeing the development of research proposals and programmes; spearheading research on land matters; promoting and facilitating leading edge research including collaborating interdepartmental research in areas related to lands; coordinating the acquisition of intellectual property rights; overseeing generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates; overseeing the management of resource information center for Lands matters; coordinating development, implementation and reviewing of knowledge management framework for the lands sector; initiating monitoring of legislations and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sectors and make appropriate recommendations; spearheading capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters; coordinating the establishment of a nexus between the Ministry, partners and relevant stakeholders on research and innovation; developing modalities for collaboration with external consultants and research institutions; overseeing development of strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sector; spearheading local and international partnerships to enrich research and innovation programmes; and initiating research and benchmark studies on best practices in lands matters.
served in the grade of Assistant Director, Research, CSG 7, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service; a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university a recognized in Kenya; a Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Valuation and Property Management, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management Geospatial Engineering, Land Management; Laws (LLM), Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; membership to a relevant professional body where applicable; meet requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya; and demonstrated managerial and administrative capability, and professional competence and results.
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Vacancy title:
Deputy Director - Research
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, August 19 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
- served in the grade of Assistant Director, Research, CSG 7, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
- a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System,
- Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university a recognized in Kenya;
- a Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Valuation and Property Management, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management Geospatial Engineering, Land Management; Laws (LLM), Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
- membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
- meet requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya; and
- demonstrated managerial and administrative capability, and professional competence and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
- initiating formulation, implementation and review of research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
- overseeing the development of research proposals and programmes;
- spearheading research on land matters;
- promoting and facilitating leading edge research including collaborating interdepartmental research in areas related to lands;
- coordinating the acquisition of intellectual property rights;
- overseeing generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
- overseeing the management of resource information center for Lands matters;
- coordinating development, implementation and reviewing of knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
- initiating monitoring of legislations and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sectors and make appropriate recommendations;
- spearheading capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
- coordinating the establishment of a nexus between the Ministry, partners and relevant stakeholders on research and innovation;
- developing modalities for collaboration with external consultants and research institutions;
- overseeing development of strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sector;
- spearheading local and international partnerships to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
- initiating research and benchmark studies on best practices in lands matters.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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