Job Description
Job Specifications
Director, Test Development will be responsible for the following duties and
responsibilities:
(i) Implementing the Council resolutions and instructions on Test Development;
(ii) Supervising the Deputy Directors in the Directorate to ensure quality
delivery of services;
(iii) Providing strategic leadership in the directorate;
(iv) Formulating and implementing initiatives to instill KNEC values in the
Directorate;
(v) Establishing an efficient and effective system to undertake test
development activities;
(vi) Preparing and implementing approved Directorate work plan, procurement
plan, and budget;
(vii) Developing and implementing effective risk management strategies;
(viii) Cascading the strategic plan and performance contracting in the
Directorate;
(ix) Ensuring security and confidentiality of all examination/assessment
materials;
(x) Keeping abreast with trends in psychometrics;
(xi) Supervising and mentoring examinations officers;
(xii) Advising the CEO on staffing and strategies of adopting best practices intest
development;
(xiii) Appraising the performance of Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors in the
Directorate;
(xiv) Implementing Quality Management System for continual improvement;
(xv) Developing and implementing mechanisms for engagement of stakeholders on
test development matters.
(xvi) Build capacity of education officers and teachers on examinations and
assessment.
Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
(i) At least fifteen (15) years cumulative relevant work experience, five (5) of
which should have served at senior management level;
(ii) Bachelors’ Degree in Education from a recognized institution OR Bachelors
Degree in a relevant discipline plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Education
from a recognized institution;
(iii) Masters’ Degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized institution;
(iv) Strategic Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a
recognized institution;
(v) Demonstrated competence and merit in work performance;
(vi) Proficiency in computer applications;
(vii) Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution for successful
applicants.