Job Description
JOB GROUP ‘M’ (NYACASB 7)
(a) Duties and Responsibilities
i. providing non-partisan professional research assistance and analysis to Members,
Committees and staff of County Assembly;
ii. initiating and conducting anticipatory research and analysis on key policy issues;
iii. providing expert interpretation, explanation and analysis, including assessing the strength and weaknesses of policy options;
iv. maintaining a periodically updated inventory of publications on current issues, legislation and major public policy issues/questions;
v. ensure quality control in the preparation of research papers, briefing notes and particular points of view;
vi. providing research assistance to County Assembly committees.
vii. providing researched analytical information and facts to the Legislature with a view to contribute towards enhanced constitutional principle of separation of power;
viii. carrying out research and assembling sectoral data, and information on growth and
contemporary aspects of the County Assembly;
ix. undertaking legislative research and public policy analysis to generate policy briefs and options to sustain evidence-based decision making in the legislature; and
x. Performing any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor from to time.
(b) Requirements for Appointment
i. Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, political science, commerce or equivalent from a recognized institution;
ii. Must have thorough knowledge and understanding of the techniques of Applied
Research in parliamentary process and a sensitivity to the research and policy analysis
needs of the County Assembly;
iii. Meets the requirements of Leadership and Integrity set out in Chapter six of Kenyan
Constitution