Job Description
PRINCIPAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT OFFICER - FOUR (4) POSTS – V/NO. 206//2023
Gross Salary: Kshs. 185,534 – 290,597 p.m. PSC 5
(Salary includes 60% basic pay and 40% allowances)
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Commission
Terms of Service: Permanent and pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of five (5) years in Human Resource Management,
Financial Systems Audit, Organization Development & Design, Big Data
Analytics, Statistics or related field, three (3) of which should be at CSG 9 and
above or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Human Resources Management,
Organizational Design & Development, Information Systems Audit, Actuarial
Science, Management Science or any other relevant field from a University
recognized in Kenya;
(iii) demonstrate thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and
how they link to National Values and Principles of Governance and Values and
Principles of Public Service; and
(iv) experience in Payroll Audit or Systems Audit is an added advantage.
Duties and Responsibilities:
(i) participating in the evaluation of policies and strategies for effective and efficient
management of public service;
(ii) undertaking compliance audits on the organization, administration and personnel
practices in public institutions;
(iii) participating in investigating organization, administration and personnel
practices in the Public Service;
(iv) monitoring and evaluating the implementation status of Public Service
Commission and Departmental Human Resource Advisory Committee decisions
and file annual returns;
(v) drafting briefs and reports for the Compliance and Quality Assurance Committee;
(vi) participating in the public service organizations’ payroll audit and other Human
Resource systems and prepare reports;
(vii) participating in the review of the implementation of the Human Resource
instruments and systems in public institutions; and
(viii) provision of technical support on Human Resource in the Public Service.