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KISM Hiring Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning & Research

Responsibilities or duties

• Spearheading policy development and review in the Institute;
• Interpreting and providing advice on planning and policy issues;
• Overseeing the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the Institute’s strategic plan and corporate projects;
• Ensuring the development, implementation and evaluation of the Institute’s performance contract;
• Ensuring that annual performance and statistical reports are generated;
• Overseeing project prioritization process for MTEF in accordance to budget calendar;
• Spearheading resource mobilisation strategies
• Coordination collaboration, partnerships and linkages with relevant partners and stakeholders.
• Overseeing development and implementation of enterprise risk management strategies;
• Overseeing corporate research and analysis of economic data to inform policy issues;
• Ensuring the preparation of Institute’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) and Mid-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget;
• Overseeing the carrying out of feasibility studies on all service delivery projects;
• Overseeing the preparation of development plans;
• Facilitating research and dissemination of findings on key issues related to the Institute’s mandate;
• Aligning corporate strategy with the sectoral and national goals;
• Spearheading the development and implementation of the division’s strategic plans, budgets, performance contracts and staff performance appraisal;
• Ensuring compliance with principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity; and
• Managing and developing staff in the division.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: – Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Philosophy of Economics, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields: – Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Philosophy of Economics, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Professional qualification and membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing
• Proficiency in Computer Applications
• Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results
• Met the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution

Experience needed

• Minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience, four (4) of which should be at management level in a comparable organization

Personal Attributes

• Administration
• Communication Skills
• Leadership, integrity and people management skills
• Management Skills
• Time Management

• Spearheading policy development and review in the Institute;
• Interpreting and providing advice on planning and policy issues;
• Overseeing the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the Institute’s strategic plan and corporate projects;
• Ensuring the development, implementation and evaluation of the Institute’s performance contract;
• Ensuring that annual performance and statistical reports are generated;
• Overseeing project prioritization process for MTEF in accordance to budget calendar;
• Spearheading resource mobilisation strategies
• Coordination collaboration, partnerships and linkages with relevant partners and stakeholders.
• Overseeing development and implementation of enterprise risk management strategies;
• Overseeing corporate research and analysis of economic data to inform policy issues;
• Ensuring the preparation of Institute’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) and Mid-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget;
• Overseeing the carrying out of feasibility studies on all service delivery projects;
• Overseeing the preparation of development plans;
• Facilitating research and dissemination of findings on key issues related to the Institute’s mandate;
• Aligning corporate strategy with the sectoral and national goals;
• Spearheading the development and implementation of the division’s strategic plans, budgets, performance contracts and staff performance appraisal;
• Ensuring compliance with principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity; and
• Managing and developing staff in the division.

• Administration
• Communication Skills
• Leadership, integrity and people management skills
• Management Skills
• Time Management
• Proficiency in Computer Applications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: – Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Philosophy of Economics, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields: – Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Philosophy of Economics, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Professional qualification and membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing
• Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results
• Met the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution