Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY – TWO (2) POSTS - V/No.43/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.102, 860 - 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, an officer must have: -
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant
Director, Productivity, CSG 7 or a comparable and relevant position in the
public service;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Engineering,
Education, Environment Sciences, Commerce, Accounts, Business
Administration, ICT, Entrepreneurship Development or any relevant Social
Sciences from a university recognized in Kenya; and
(iii) a thorough understanding and appreciation of dynamics of the Productivity
Movement nationally, regionally and globally; and shown outstanding
professional and executive capability in coordinating productivity
improvements at organizational, sectoral and national level, matched with
proper appreciation of the country’s Productivity Management needs and
Strategies of meeting them.
Note: For appointment to this grade, an engineer must be registered by the
Engineers’ Registration Board of Kenya; have current annual practice licence from
Engineers’ Registration Board of Kenya; and be a corporate member of the
Institution of Engineers of Kenya.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:-
(i) heading productivity teams to large industries/organizations;
(ii) Development of productivity and quality improvement programmes, strategies
and mechanisms for delivery in line with best practices in the region and
globally;
(iii) managing the activities of several productivity development teams;
(iv) monitoring the implementation of productivity strategies, programmes and
projects;
(v) providing strategic leadership; and
(vi) coordinating the preparation of respective department’s budget estimates and
analysis of financial returns.