Job Description
IPOA/HR/10/2024: PRINCIPAL INSPECTIONS OFFICER, IPOA GRADE 6 (1
POSITION) (CONSOLIDATED SALARY KSH.: 165,380 – 270,600)
Job Title Principal Inspections Officer
Grade IPOA 6
Directorate Inspections, Monitoring and Preventive
Services
Department Inspections
Location / Work Station Headquarters, Nairobi / Regional Offices
Reporting Relationships
Reports to Assistant Director, Inspections
Direct Reports Senior Inspections Officer
Indirect Reports Inspections Officer I
Job Purpose
Responsible for coordinating inspections of police premises and detention facilities
under the control of the National Police Service.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
I. Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
1. Supervise implementation and/or review of policies, strategies, guidelines,
plans, standards and procedures pertaining to Inspections, while ensuring
compliance with relevant laws, rules and regulations;
2. Supervise inspections of Police facilities and premises under the control of the
Service to professionalize the service;
3. Supervise implementation and/or review of inspection tools, concepts and
controls to suit emerging trends in policing;
4. Coordinate rapid inspections response activities in the Authority;
5. Manage records in the division;
6. Coordinate development of internal reports in the division;
7. Collaborate with other stakeholders, departments and divisions to enhance
inspections of police facilities and premises;
8. Coach, mentor, supervise and facilitate capacity development activities for
staff under their purview.
II. Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
1. Conduct compilation of inspection reports with recommendations to the
service or any state organ;
2. Monitor and follow up on implementation of recommendations arising from
inspections of police facilities and premises;
3. Identify risks and formulate mitigate measures;
4. Communicate to staff and implement management decisions;
5. Develop and implement Individual annual work plan; and
6. Implement risk mitigation measures.
Job Dimensions:
I. Financial Responsibility
Coordinate preparation of Work Plans, procurement plans and the Budgets
II. Responsibility for Physical Assets
Responsible for Office equipment, furniture and records
III. Decision Making / Job Influence
1. Managerial decisions
2. Operational decisions
IV. Working Conditions
Predominantly in an office setting with occasional field travel.
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Public Administration,
Criminology, Sociology, Political Science, Social Sciences, Security Studies or
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Public Administration,
Criminology, Sociology, Political Science, Social Sciences, Security Studies or
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
1. Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where
applicable;
2. Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized
institution.
Previous relevant work experience required.
Served in the position of Senior Officer in either inspections, monitoring or
preventive services for a minimum period of three (3) years at IPOA grade 7 or
for a period of nine (9) years in inspections and monitoring in the Public or private
sector.
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
Functional Skills: Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
1) Organization and Planning Skills
2) Dispute Resolution Skills
3) Decision Making Skills
4) Interpersonal Skills
5) Communication Skills
6) Negotiation Skills
7) Analytical Skills
8) Investigations skills
1) Transparency and accountability
2) Ethics and Integrity
3) Team player
4) Creativity and innovation
5) Resilience
6) Independence