Job Description
DEPUTY, DIRECTOR LABOUR MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS – FOUR (4)
POSTS V/NO. 37/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.102, 860 p.m. - Ksh.172,350 p.m. (CSG 6)
House Allowance: Ksh.21,508- Ksh.50,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.16,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service.
Medical Cover: As provided by the government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable.
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant Director
Labour Market Research and Analysis CSG 6 or a comparable position in the
wider public service;
(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 inn Kenya; and
(iii) a demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected
in work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities at this level will include: -
(i) developing and maintaining an efficient Labour market Information system
(LMIS);
(ii) establishing a National Occupational Classification System (NOCS) and its
review, monitoring and restriction;
(iii) undertake regular Human Resource/Labour force surveys and studies at national
and Sectoral levels and publication of reports emanating there from;
(iv) developing, harmonizing, and evaluating human resource development
activities;
(v) monitoring and vetting operations and performance of private human resource
development and consultancy agencies to ensure competency and credibility;
(vi) developing and maintaining national long-term skills development strategies for
the country;
(vii) guiding education and training providers to align their programmes to the
changes in the labour market;
(viii) assisting various sectors and stakeholders to determine their training needs;
(ix) identifying implications of labour market trends on skills development;
(x) identifying gaps and deficiencies in available skills in the labour market; and
(xi) disseminating information on research findings to the specific sectors on regular
basis.