Job Description
DIRECTOR, LABOUR MIGRATION – TWO (2) POSTS - V/No.46/2024
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 candidate must:-
(i) have served for a minimum period of ten (10) years three (3) of which should
be in the grade of Assistant Director, CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and
relevant position in the public service or private sector;
(ii) have a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: - Human Resource
Management/ and Development, Law, Business Administration. Economics,
Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Statistics; Labour Relations or Industrial
Relations from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) have a Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines Human Resource
Management/ and Development, Law, Business Administration, Economics,
Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Statistics; Labour Relations or Industrial
Relations from a university recognized in Kenya.
(iv) a certificate or Diploma in Labour Migration from a recognized institution will
be an added advantage;
(v) be conversant with Labour Administration, Labour Laws, International Labour
Organization and International Organization of Migration instruments, and the
ability to integrate them to BETA Priority Projects;
(vi) demonstrate general administrative ability required for Direction, Control and
Implementation of Labour Migration Management Programs and Projects;
(vii) demonstrate a thorough understanding of National Goals, Policies and
Development and the ability to translate them into Labour Migration
Management Programs; and
(viii) have a clear understanding of Employment Policy, Kenya Migration Policy and
other key Policies, Objectives and Strategies.
Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -
(i) Spearheading the Development of legal and institutional framework to
promote Cooperation and Partnership on Labour Migration Management;
(ii) Spearheading the Coordination of all the actors in Labour Migration
Management;
(iii) Spearheading the analysis of Labour migration trends and outcomes
internationally, regionally and locally;
(iv) Overseeing Collection, Analysis and Storage of Data on Labour Migration and
Labour Migrants;
(v) Spearheading the implementation of National Labour Migration Management
Policies and related Programmes;
(vi) Providing technical advice to the Government, Workers and Employers
Organizations and other Stakeholders on all Labour Migration Management
matters;
(vii) Ensure the development of programmes for integration of migrant workers;
(viii) Spearheading research and dissemination of information on Labour Migration
Management;
(ix) Overseeing the promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work for
Migrant workers;
(x) Spearheading the Monitoring of Labour Immigration and Migration trends and
related issues;
(xi) Spearheading implementation of Ratified International Labour Conventions
and recommendations and related matters;
(xii) Overseeing the Management and Promotion of safe and orderly Migration;
and
(xiii) Spearhead the resolution of complaints from Migrant workers or/and Next of
Kin.