Job Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, RESEARCH – TWO (2) POSTS– V/NO 190/2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 90,200 p.m - Ksh 124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh 16,800p.m. – Ksh 45,000 p.m
Commuter Allowance: Ksh 12,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Principal Research
Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public
service;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land
Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System,
Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey,
Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and
regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics
and Computer Science or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in
Kenya;
(iii) membership to a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
(iv) demonstrated managerial and administrative capability and professional
competence in work performance and results
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) formulating and implementing pf research and innovation policies, standards,
strategies and guidelines;
(ii) developing of research proposals and programmes;
(iii) coordinating research on matters;
(iv) coordinating generation and dissemination of research information on land
matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
(v) establishing and maintaining resource information center for Lands matters;
(vi) developing and implementing knowledge management framework for the lands
sector;
(vii) monitoring legislation and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the
lands sector;
(viii)undertaking capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through
outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
(ix) developing strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the
land sectors;
(x) organizing forums with local and international partners to enrich research and
innovation programmes; and
(xi) analyzing research and benchmark study reports on best practices in lands matters