Job Description
DIRECTOR, LABOUR MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS – THREE (3) POSTS
V/NO. 36/2024
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
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable/Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Deputy Director
Labour Market Research and Analysis CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant
position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Education, Demography,
Sociology, Human Resource Management/Planning/ Development, Business
Administration, Economics/Statistics, Applied Statistics, Information
Technology/Management Information Systems, Social Science, Law or any
other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Demography,
Sociology, Business Administration, Human Resource Management /Planning/
Development, Applied Statistics, Information Management Systems, Labour
Economics, Curriculum Development, Economics, Development/
Entrepreneurship Studies or Philosophy (M.Phil) in Economics from a university
recognized in Kenya; and
(iv) demonstrated professional ability, high integrity and competence as reflected in
work performance and results.
Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include-
(i) maintaining and disseminating up to date and relevant labour market
information;
(ii) monitoring employment trends, skills gaps and mismatch in the labour market;
(iii) coordinating labour force and manpower surveys;
(iv) providing advice to the National Human Resource Development Committee
(NHRDC) of the National Labour Board;
(v) approving National Resource Development programmes in liaison with the
(NHRDC) of the National Labour Board;
(vi) monitoring impact of new skills development policy and advising the
(NHRDC);
(vii) participating in curriculum development for new skills or review/revision of
curriculum to accommodate new skills in the labour market; and
(viii) developing national long term skill development strategies
(ix) overseeing the development and maintenance of the National Occupational
Classification System (NOCS);
(x) establishing an efficient National Employment and Management Information
System (NEMIS);
(xi) designing effective strategies for carrying out human resource and labour force
surveys and determining current and future human resource skill gaps;
(xii) providing and maintaining programme financing strategies for human resource
development activities; setting objectives and strategies for development of
Human Resource development programmes;
(xiii) harmonizing training and other human resource development activities in
identified sectors of the economy; and
(xiv) supervising staff working under the officer.