Job Description
Reference: HR/7/DID/2023/34
Job Grade: KIP 2
Basic Salary Scale KES 271,411 - 382,848 per month
Directorate: Integrated Development
Supervisor: Executive Director
Position Summary/Purpose
Head the Integrated Development Directorate; guide the
implementation of functions and duties undertaken in the
directorate including policy research and analysis in
Infrastructure and Economic Services, Productive Sector, Trade,
and Foreign Policy and Knowledge Management for the
Institute; determine and ensure directorate goals are achieved
to ensure achievement of the Institute’s mandate.
Key Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will entail: -
(i) Providing technical leadership in research, policy analysis, and capacity building
programmes;
(ii) Ensuring timely preparation of relevant and innovative annual work plans and inputs to the
performance contract;
(iii) Ensuring timely and efficient implementation of work plans and conduct semi and annual
appraisals of staff in the directorate;
(iv) Enforcing the quality control process as established by the Institute;
(v) Motivating staff in the directorate and ensuring teamwork as well as a good working
environment;
(vi) Ensuring the directorate generates income to the Institute as per the set targets;
(vii)Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders including
policymakers and implementers, development partners, and other research institutions;
(viii) Providing advice to the Executive Director on a regular basis on ways to improve
directorates’ performance;
(xvi) Coordinating knowledge management and data management activities for the Institute.
(ix) Reviewing all research outputs from the directorate to ensure they are in line with the
Institute’s mandate;
(x) Overseeing the Directorate’s dissemination activities calendar;
(xi) Overseeing project planning, budgeting, and implementation in the Directorate;
(xii)Coordinating capacity building activities and partnerships in the Institute;
(xiii) Supervising the implementation of the Young Professional program and other staff capacity
building initiatives;
(xiv) Monitoring the implementation of the work plan and contracted projects;
(xv) Preparing of the quarterly and annual reports for management, Board, Performance
contracting, and donors
Qualifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
(i) Bachelor’s degree in economics or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
(ii) Master’s degree in economics, or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
(iii)PhD in economics, or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
(iv)Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
(v) Twelve (12) years of relevant experience three of which in senior management;
(vi)Minimum of eight (8) publications in peer-reviewed journals;
(vii) Minimum of twelve (12) research papers including KIPPRA discussion papers, policy
papers, working papers, special papers as well as book chapters;
(viii)Knowledge of statistical software for data entry, analysis, extraction, and reporting;
(ix)Training in modeling skills and use of statistical software will be an added advantage;
(x) Computer skills including statistical package; and
(xi)Fulfil the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.