Job Description
DIRECTOR, KENYA INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE (KITI) –ONE (1) POST
V/No. 16/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.143,640 – Ksh.262,420 p.m. CSG 5
House Allowance: Ksh.49,206- Ksh.60,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.20,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service.
Medical Cover: As provided by the government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable/Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Deputy
Director, Kenya Industrial Training Institute, CSG 6 or in a comparable and
relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:- Electrical
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Building Construction, Clothing and Textiles Technology, Leather Technology,
Food Technology, Food and Beverage, Industrial Engineering and Technology,
Entrepreneurship Development, Commerce, Business
Administration/Management, Economics, Information Technology, Community
Development, Counseling, Psychology, Computer Engineering, Information
Communication Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry Plant and
Building Services Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Water Engineering,
Telecommunication Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning, Industrial Technology, Mathematics, Renewable Energy
Technology, Human Resource Management, Supply Chain Management,
Education Technology, Education, Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design,
Fashion Design and Marketing, Fashion Design and Textiles Technology or any
other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines:- Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Civil Engineering, Building Construction,
Clothing and Textiles Technology, Leather Technology, Food Technology,
Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design, Fashion Design and Marketing, Fashion
Design and Textiles Technology, Food and Beverage, Industrial Engineering
and Technology, Entrepreneurship Development, Commerce, Business
Administration, Economics, Counseling, Psychology, Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, Information Communication Technology, Physics,
Plant Engineering, Chemistry , Biochemistry, Plant and Building Services
Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Business Management, Water
Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering,
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Industrial Technology, Mathematics,
Renewable Energy Technology, Human Resource Management, Supply Chain
Management, Education Technology, Education, Community Development or
any other equivalent qualification from university recognized in Kenya;
(iv) a training of Trainers (ToT) Certificate lasting not less than four (4) weeks from
a recognized institution;
(v) a Post Graduate Diploma in Education or Diploma in Technical Education or its
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
(vi) demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work
performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals,
policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of
Industrial Training function
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director, will be answerable to the Principal Secretary, in charge of the Ministry
responsible Kenya Industrial Training Institute for the overall administration and
management of the Institute. The officer will be required to provide leadership and
direction in the Institute. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) training in areas of specialization;
(ii) interpreting and implementing relevant government policies and translating them
into training modules;
(iii) managing and supervising prudent use of financial and human resources in the
Institute;
(iv) managing and reviewing staff development and training programmes;
(v) establishing collaborations and linkages with other institutions and stakeholders;
(vi) mobilizing resources for the physical and human resource development of the
institute; and
(vii) overseeing the welfare of students and staff in the institute.