Job Description
DIRECTOR PHYSICAL PLANNING, JOB GROUP CPSB 03 – 1 POST
Job Ref: KCPSB/D/PP/01/11/11/21
Terms of Service: Contract
Duties and Responsibilities
-The Director will be answerable to the Chief Officer in the relevant
Department and will be responsible for the following tasks.
-Development, Implementation and evaluation of the relevant division
strategic plans, programmes and projects in collaboration with other
departments and stakeholders, planning and supervision of the relevant
division’s programmes and activities;
-Organization direction, control and coordination of the functions of the
division;
-Interpreting and applying national and county laws and other related statutes
in the relevant division in line with the county goals and objectives;
-Developing appropriate county departmental policies,legal and insitutional
frameworks for implementation of the mandate of the division;
-Handling administrative, Human Resources and assets managmeent issues.
-Oversee preparation of annual work plans and financial budgets;
-Ensuring strict compliance with all financial, budgetary and procurement
procedures;
-Co-ordination of production, documentation and dissemination of the
relevant divisions’ information;
-Provide advice and guidance in recruiting, hiring and staff development;
-Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Chief
Officer;
-Advising the county government on physical and land use planning matters
that impact the county;
-Formulating county physical and land use planning policies, guidelines and
standards;
-Preparation of county physical and land use development plans;
-Preparation of local physical and land use development plans;
-Participating in the preparation of inter-county physical and land use
development
-Undertaking research on matters relating to physical and land use
development planning at the county level;
-Recomending to the county government the establishment of planning units
as may be necessary;
-Maintaining land information system to guide physical and land use
planning;
-Communicating decisions of the county government on development
applications; and
- Issuance of development permission and other development control
instruments under this Act with the approval of the county executive
committee member;
-Enforcement of development control;
-Processing development approvals.
Requirements
-Be a Kenyan Citizen;
-Holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning or related discipline
from a recognized university;
-Be registered as a physical planer under the Physical Planners Registration
Act.1996 and is in good standing with the relevant professional body;
-Has at least five years’ post-qualification professional experience in physical
and land use planning;
-A master’s degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage;
-Demonstrate a high degree of professional and technical competence as
reflected in work performance and results;
-Be conversant with policy formulation and implementation;
-Be a strategic thinker and result oriented;
-Demonstrate a thorough understanding of devolution, the county
development objectives and vision 2030;
-Satisfy the requirement of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on
leadership and integrity;
-MUST be Computer literate.