Advert Details

Advert Number: 164/2025

Organisation Advertising: State Department for Trade

Designation: Director - Domestic Trade

Job Scale: CSG 5

Number of Vacancies: 1

Terms of Service: P&P

Experience required? Yes

Years of Experience Required: 15

For Serving Officers Only? Yes

Requirements for Appointment:

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

• (i) cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which must have served in the grade of Deputy Director, Domestic Trade CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• (ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Marketing, Business Administration, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Economics, International Trade/ Business/ Relations or equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines; - Commerce, Marketing, Business Administration, Business Management, Business and Information Technology, Entrepreneurship, Trade Law, Economics or International Trade/Business/Relations from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iv) a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution; and
• (v) demonstrated a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and development objectives and the ability to translate them into trade development Programmes/projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Director, Domestic Trade will be responsible to the Secretary, Trade for the overall management and administration for the Domestic Trade Department. Duties and responsibilities will include:-

• (i) formulating and overseeing implementation of domestic policies;
• (ii) assessing the impact of regional and multi-lateral trade policies on trade and investment activities;
• (iii) overseeing trade and investment promotion activities through trade fairs and exhibitions;
• (iv) facilitating the growth, development and graduation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
• (v) coordinating activities of public-private sector partnership for trade development;
• (vi) overseeing formalization of value chain to increase efficiency by promoting the development of wholesale hubs, wholesale markets and tier 1 retail markets, and management of Joint Loan Board (JLB)scheme;
• (vii) coordinating research and market intelligence for domestic trade development;
• (viii) overseeing training and extension services;
• (ix) providing consultancy services on internal trade issues
• (x) development, implementation and realization of the department's strategic objectives, performance contracts and appraisal systems; and
• (xi) overseeing the overall management and development of staff

Advert Date: 16/12/2025

Close Date: 09/01/2026

• formulating and overseeing implementation of domestic policies;
• assessing the impact of regional and multi-lateral trade policies on trade and investment activities;
• overseeing trade and investment promotion activities through trade fairs and exhibitions;
• facilitating the growth, development and graduation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
• coordinating activities of public-private sector partnership for trade development;
• overseeing formalization of value chain to increase efficiency by promoting the development of wholesale hubs, wholesale markets and tier 1 retail markets, and management of Joint Loan Board (JLB)scheme;
• coordinating research and market intelligence for domestic trade development;
• overseeing training and extension services;
• providing consultancy services on internal trade issues
• development, implementation and realization of the department's strategic objectives, performance contracts and appraisal systems; and
• overseeing the overall management and development of staff

• cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which must have served in the grade of Deputy Director, Domestic Trade CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Marketing, Business Administration, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Economics, International Trade/ Business/ Relations or equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines; - Commerce, Marketing, Business Administration, Business Management, Business and Information Technology, Entrepreneurship, Trade Law, Economics or International Trade/Business/Relations from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution; and
• demonstrated a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and development objectives and the ability to translate them into trade development Programmes/projects.