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Advert Number: 170/2025

Organisation Advertising: State Department for Public Service

Requirements for Appointment:

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

• (i) cumulative service period of eighteen (18) years three (3) of which must be in the grade of Director, Human Resource Management and Development CSG 5 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• (ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science/Government, Anthropology or any other relevant Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iii) a Masters Degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human resource Planning, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations, Education, Public Administration, Business Administration, Counselling Psychology or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iv) a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution;
• (v) membership to a relevant professional body; and
• (vi) demonstrated a thorough understanding of National goals, policies and development objectives and ability to transform them into Human Resource Management and Development programmes

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities will include: -

• (i) formulating, reviewing and interpreting of human resource management and development policies, procedures and systems;
• (ii) planning and developing modern human resource management and development strategies;
• (iii) promoting innovations;
• (iv) developing linkages and cooperation with other stakeholders;
• (v) settling goals for human resource management and development in the Public Service in line with the constitution and other national development priorities;
• (vi) mobilizing resources through consultative relationships and cooperating with development partners;
• (vii) overseeing the analysis of competency development reports from the public sector organizations and advising on appropriate intervention strategies to be undertaken to bridge the gaps;
• (viii) coordinating in-service training programmes in liaison with the government training institutions, professional bodies and other stakeholders;
• (ix) benchmarking with Regional and International bodies on matters relating to human resource management and development;
• (x) building capacity of Human Resource Management and Development for effective execution of human resource management and development function;
• (xi) developing human resource management and development plans to ensure effective succession management in the Public Service;
• (xii) overall institutionalization of performance management including Staff Performance Appraisal System in Ministries/State departments;
• (xiii) developing, reviewing and maintaining an integrated Human Resource Master Plan for the Public Service;
• (xiv) overseeing and guiding the design, review and implementation of Human Resource Information System; and
• (xv) overseeing the promotion of the values and principles of public service.

• formulating, reviewing and interpreting of human resource management and development policies, procedures and systems;
• planning and developing modern human resource management and development strategies;
• promoting innovations;
• developing linkages and cooperation with other stakeholders;
• settling goals for human resource management and development in the Public Service in line with the constitution and other national development priorities;
• mobilizing resources through consultative relationships and cooperating with development partners;
• overseeing the analysis of competency development reports from the public sector organizations and advising on appropriate intervention strategies to be undertaken to bridge the gaps;
• coordinating in-service training programmes in liaison with the government training institutions, professional bodies and other stakeholders;
• benchmarking with Regional and International bodies on matters relating to human resource management and development;
• building capacity of Human Resource Management and Development for effective execution of human resource management and development function;
• developing human resource management and development plans to ensure effective succession management in the Public Service;
• overall institutionalization of performance management including Staff Performance Appraisal System in Ministries/State departments;
• developing, reviewing and maintaining an integrated Human Resource Master Plan for the Public Service;
• overseeing and guiding the design, review and implementation of Human Resource Information System; and
• overseeing the promotion of the values and principles of public service.

• Strategic Leadership Development
• Human Resource Management and Development Policies, Procedures and Systems Formulation, Review and Interpretation
• Human Resource Management and Development Strategy Planning and Development
• Innovation Promotion
• Stakeholder Linkage and Cooperation Development
• Goal Setting for Human Resource Management and Development
• Resource Mobilization
• Competency Development Analysis and Intervention Strategy Advising
• In-service Training Coordination
• Benchmarking with Regional and International Bodies
• Capacity Building for Human Resource Management and Development
• Succession Management Planning
• Performance Management Institutionalization
• Human Resource Master Plan Development, Review and Maintenance
• Human Resource Information System Design, Review and Implementation Oversight
• Promotion of Public Service Values and Principles

• Cumulative service period of eighteen (18) years, three (3) of which must be in the grade of Director, Human Resource Management and Development CSG 5 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service.
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science/Government, Anthropology or any other relevant Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya.
• A Masters Degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human resource Planning, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations, Education, Public Administration, Business Administration, Counselling Psychology or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya.
• A Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution.
• Membership to a relevant professional body.
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of National goals, policies and development objectives and ability to transform them into Human Resource Management and Development programmes.