Job Description
REF: TUR/CPSB/007/2023/2024: DIRECTOR ECONOMIC PLANNING (CHIEF
ECONOMIST, JOB GROUP ‘R’ 1 POST
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director will be in charge of the Economic Planning Directorate and Specific duties include:-
i. Head of the Economic Planning Directorate;
ii. Direction of economic planning functions and production of planning, budgeting and
statistical documents at the county level;
iii. Co-ordination and formulation of county development strategies, policies and programmes
and for collation and presentation of statistical data in the form of reports and bulletins;
iv. Preparation of county budget;
v. Preparation of county development plans and coordination of county positions in regional
economic subjects;
vi. Monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes;
vii. Planning and management of human resources, projection of manpower and training to
meet county development objectives;
viii. Supervising officers in his/her planning division in the Economic Planning Department;
ix. Perform any other duty assigned from time to time.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to the grade of Director, an officer should have:-
i. Served in the grade of Economist for at least (3) years or other comparable and relevant
position in the public sector;
ii. Be in possession of degree in Economics or Statistics or their equivalent recognized
qualifications.
iii. Attained qualifications in Economics or Statistics of at least Masters of Arts (MA), Masters
of Science (MSc) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil) level or their equivalent recognized
qualifications
iv. Demonstrated outstanding professional competence marched with proper appreciation of
the county’s development at the county and devolved levels and strategies necessary to
meet them;