Job Description
DIRECTOR, LICENSING, COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT, ONE (1) POST: V/NO.
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Basic Salary: Kshs. 143,640 – 262,420 p.m CSG 5
House allowance: Kshs. 60,000
Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 20,000
Leave Allowance: Kshs. 10,000
Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable/Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
(i) served for a minimum period of ten (10) years, three (3) years of which should have
been at the grade of Chief Superintending Inspector of Mines, CSG 7 and above, or
in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Mining Engineering,
Minerals Processing Engineering, or Civil Engineering from a recognized University
or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii)a Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Mining Engineering, Minerals
Processing Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Management,
Environmental Engineering or any other relevant degree to mining/minerals
regulation function from a university recognized in Kenya; and
(iv)demonstrated outstanding administrative capability, technical and professional
competence required for effective coordination, planning and direction of the mines
licensing and compliance function.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will include: -
(i) guiding the development, implementation and reviewing policies, strategies,
guidelines, standards, frameworks and regulations pertaining to mining including
licensing services, compliance and enforcement, artisanal mining and value addition
functions;
(ii) promoting effective and efficient management and the development of mineral
resources, and the mining sector;
(iii) administering and regulating prospecting, mining, transport and dealings in
minerals, including import and export of minerals in liaison with other relevant
stakeholders;
(iv) monitoring, evaluating and ensuring of compliance with conditions relating to
application and operations of Mineral Rights;
(v) coordination on collection of mining related revenues, i.e., mineral royalties,
ground rents and others;
(vi) facilitating the inspection and examination of land on which prospecting or
mining operations are being conducted or land which is the subject of a mineral
right;
(vii) provision of technical advisory and secretariat services to the Mineral Rights Board
(MRB);
(viii) implementation of Cabinet Secretary’s decision on applications for mineral and
dealings rights;
(ix) managing and maintaining the Cadaster system to ensure its reliability and
accessibility to the public on mineral rights application;
(x) Facilitation of licensing and formalization of artisanal mining;
(xi) facilitation of licensing and permitting of quarrying activities in the country;
(xii) Provision of mining related information to agencies, members the public and other
relevant stakeholders, subject to confidentiality restrictions;
(xiii) generation of reports and inventory on applications and status of mineral rights for
submission to the Secretary Mines, and
(xiv) addressing public enquiries and complaints relating to application of mineral and
dealings rights.