Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, URBAN DEVELOPMENT– TWO (2) POSTS – V/NO.136/2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.102,860 - Ksh.172,350 p.m. (CSG 6)
House Allowance: Ksh.20,000 p.m. – Ksh.50,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.16,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
(i) served for a minimum period of ten (10) years, one (1) of which should have
been in the grade of Assistant Director, Urban Development, CSG 7 or in a
comparable and relevant position in the wider Public Service;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban & Regional
Planning, Land Economics, Construction Management, Quantity Survey,
Architecture, Environmental Planning and Management, Surveying and
Photogrammetry, GIS, Urban Design, Mathematics/Statistics/Economics,
Sociology or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) been registered by a relevant professional body (where applicable);
(iv) demonstrated technical and professional competence as reflected in work
performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
(i) reviewing and implementing urban development policies, strategies, procedures
and guidelines;
(ii) reviewing and recommending for approval projects and programmes on
urbanization and urban development;
(iii) coordinating gender mainstreaming and social inclusivity in urban projects and
programmes;
(iv) reviewing and recommending for approval appropriate legislation on
urbanization and urban development;
(v) reviewing and recommending for approval developed standards and guidelines;
(vi) evaluating and recommending for approval of appropriate legislation;
(vii) evaluating and recommending for approval advice to national and county
governments on matters of urbanization and urban development;
(viii) evaluating and recommending for approval research findings on urbanization
and urban-related issues;
(ix) ensuring coordinating and management of urban observatory and data bank;
(x) ensuring coordination of advisory on best practice on urbanization and urban
development;
(xi) ensuring coordination of innovation and use of modern technology in urban and
urban development practices;
(xii) reviewing and ensuring implementation of strategies for the domestication of
international urban agenda; and
(xiii) reviewing and recommending joint projects to be implemented both levels of
government in urban areas.