Job Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FOREIGN SERVICE – ELEVEN (11) POSTS V/NO.
231/2023.
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.90,200 p.m-Ksh.124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.18, 066p.m.-Ksh.45,000p.m (Depending on duty station)
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.12,000 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 three (3) years in the grade of Senior Foreign
Service Officer on CSG ‘8’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider
Public Service;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following discipline: International Relations,
Law, Public Administration, Public Communication, Business Administration,
Security Studies, Conflict Management, Human Resource Management and
Development, Counselling Psychology, Economics, Finance and Banking,
Marketing, Labour Relations, Trade, Project Management, or equivalent
qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) demonstrated outstanding professional competence, effective leadership and
managerial/ administrative skills;
(iv) be visionary, a team player, result oriented, innovative and committed to
continuous learning;
(v) possess effective negotiation, analytical and communication skills; and
(vi) clear understanding of Kenya’s Foreign Policy, Diaspora Policy and other key
national policies, objectives and strategies.
Note: having served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ lived and worked in the
Diaspora will be considered as an added advantage.
Duties and Responsibilities:
An officer at this level will be responsible to the Head of Division. Specific duties and
responsibilities include: -
(i) promoting continuous dialogue with Kenyans in Diaspora;
(ii) developing and maintaining an integrated database of Kenyans in Diaspora for
decision making and service delivery;
(iii) coordinating the implementation of reports on Diaspora policy matters;
(iv) facilitating employment of Kenya nationals abroad;
(v) networking with relevant stakeholders on Diaspora matters and provision of
incentives for savings, investments and entrepreneurship for the Kenyan
Diaspora;
(vi) facilitating the integration of Kenyan Diaspora into National Development;
(vii) championing the protection of Kenya’s Diaspora Rights and Welfare; and
(viii) facilitating the evacuation of Kenyans in distress abroad.