Job Description
Job Title: Director, Integrated Development (One position)
Reference: HR/7/DID/2021/11
Job Grade: KIP 2
Basic Salary Scale: KES 271,411 - 382,848 per month
Directorate: Economic Management
Supervisor: Executive Director
Position Summary/Purpose
Head the Economic Management Directorate; guide the
implementation of functions and duties undertaken in the
directorate including policy research and capacity building in
Macroeconomics; Social Sector, Governance, Capacity Building
Department and implementation of strategic partnerships;
determine and ensure directorate goals are achieved to ensure
achievement of the Institute’s mandate.
Key Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will entail: -
(i) Providing technical leadership in research, policy analysis, and capacity building programmes;
(ii) Ensuring timely preparation of relevant and innovative annual work plans and inputs to the performance contract;
(iii) Ensuring timely and efficient implementation of work plans and conduct semi and annual appraisals of staff in the directorate;
(iv) Enforcing the quality control process as Established by the Institute;
(v) Motivating staff in the directorate and Ensuring teamwork as well as a good working
environment;
(vi) Ensuring the directorate generates income to the Institute as per the set targets;
(vii)Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders including
policymakers and implementers, development partners, and other research institutions;
(viii) Providing advice to the Executive Director on a regular basis on ways to improve directorates’ performance;
(ix) Reviewing all research outputs from the directorate to ensure they are in line with the Institute’s mandate;
(x) Overseeing the Directorate’s dissemination activities calendar;
(xi) Overseeing project planning, budgeting, and implementation in the Directorate;
(xii) Coordinating capacity building activities and partnerships in the Institute;
(xiii) Supervising the implementation of the Young Professional program and other staff capacity building initiatives;
(xiv) Monitoring the implementation of the work plan and contracted projects;
(xv) Preparing of the quarterly and annual reports for management, Board,
Performance contracting, and donors; and
(xvi) Coordinating resource mobilization strategies and activities for the Institute.
Qualifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
(i) Bachelor’s degree in economics or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
(ii) Master’s degree in Economics, or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
(iii) PhD in Economics, or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
(iv) Twelve (12) years of relevant experience 3 of which in Senior Management;
(v) Knowledge statistical software for data entry, analysis, extraction, and reporting;
(vi) Minimum of eight (8) publications in peer-reviewed journals;
(vii) Minimum of twelve (12) research papers including KIPPRA discussion papers, policy papers, working papers, special papers as well as book chapters;
(viii) Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
(ix) Training in Modeling will be an added advantage;
(x) Computer Skills including statistical packages; and
(xi) Fulfil the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies, and Attributes
Functional skills:
1. Leadership and supervisory skills;
2. Strategic management skills;
3. Problem-solving skills;
4. Communication and interpersonal skills;
5. Organizational skills;
6. Negotiation skills;
7. Team building skills;
8. Analytical skills;
9. Presentation skills; and
10. People management skills.
Behavioral competencies and attributes:
11. Accountability;
12. Adaptability;
13. Innovative;
14. Critical thinking.