Job Description
SECRETARY, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY AND DELIVERY SERVICES - ONE (1)
POST - V/NO 96 /2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 210,670 - Ksh 449,100 p.m. (CSG 41)
House Allowance: Ksh 80,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh 24,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable/Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Secretary Management
Consultancy Services, Human Resource Information Services, Public Service Reforms
and Research CSG 4 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public
service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management,
Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration,
Economics, Statistics, Organization Design and Development, Education, Sociology,
Anthropology, Government/Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy and
Administration, Law, Information Technology, Management Information
Science/Systems, Computer Science, Information Science, Business Information
Technology or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following fields: Business Administration, Public
Administration, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Planning, Human
Resource Development, Organization Design and Development, Education,
Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Law, Strategic Management, Public Sector
Management, Political Science and Public Administration, Development Studies,
Project Planning/Management, Information Technology, Management Information
Science/Systems, Computer Science, Information Science or equivalent qualification
from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iv) a membership to a relevant professional body; and
(v) demonstrated professional competence, managerial capability and thorough
understanding of Management Consultancy and Delivery Services function and have
ability to relate it to the National Development Goals
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) overseeing the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies,
standards, guidelines, frameworks and procedures pertaining to management
consultancy and delivery services;
(ii) overseeing provision of management consultancy services, human resource
information services, public service reforms and research and innovation in Ministries,
Departments, Agencies and Counties (MDACs);
(iii) advising on establishment and creation of Government organizations;
(iv) providing technical support and guidance on merging and delinking of
Ministries/Departments and Agencies;
(v) overseeing restructuring/reorganization and rationalization of MDACs to align with
Executive Order(s) on Organization of Government;
(vi) spearheading organizational studies/reviews and workload analysis in the Public
Service;
(vii) overseeing the development, review and harmonization of grading structures and
nomenclatures/designation titles and codes in the Public Service;
(viii) overseeing the career planning, development, and review in MDACs;
(ix) advising MDACs on modern human resource information management systems, data
storage, and retrieval;
(x) ensuring Public Service payroll data and human resource electronic records are
properly managed;
(xi) liaising with MDACs on management of Public Service staff complement;
(xii) overseeing the development, review and maintenance of a secure and reliable Unified
Payroll Number Allocation and Management facility;
(xiii) coordinating provision of technical support in public sector reforms and
transformation service delivery initiatives;
(xiv) advising on public service business process re-engineering and result-based
management;
(xv) spearheading research on emerging issues related to public service delivery, public
sector reforms and transformation;
(xvi) overseeing the coordination of the African Public Service Day at the national and
continental levels;
(xvii) coordinating research on the impact of human resource management and
development policies and circulars in the public service;
(xviii) overseeing the monitoring, evaluation and reporting on public sector reforms and
transformation; and
(xix) ensuring prudent utilization of resources and assets under Management Consultancy
and Delivery Services