Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LABOUR MIGRATION – TWO (2) POSTS - V/No.47/2024
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: -
(i) have served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant
Director, CSG ‘7’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider Public
Service;
(ii) 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 Kenya;
(iii) have a Certificate or Diploma in Labour Migration from a recognized
institution will be an added advantage;
(iv) 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;
(v) have demonstratable Outstanding Professional Competence, Effective
Leadership and Managerial/ Administrative Skills;
(vi) be visionary, a team player, result oriented, innovative and committed to
continuous learning;
(vii) possess Effective Negotiation, Analytical and Communication Skills; and
(viii) have a clear understanding of Kenya’s Labour Migration Policy, Employment
Policy and other key National Policies, Objectives and Strategies.
Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) Ensuring the development of Legal and Institutional Framework to promote
Cooperation and Partnership on Labour Migration Management;
(ii) Coordinating all the actors in Labour Migration Management;
(iii) Ensuring Collection, Analysis and Maintenance of up to date data on Labour
Migration and Labour Migrants;
(iv) Ensuring the implementation of National Labour Migration Management
Policies and related Programmes;
(v) Coordinate the development of Programmes for integration of Migrant
workers;
(vi) Initiating research and dissemination of information on Labour Migration
Management;
(vii) Ensuring promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work for Migrant
workers;
(viii) Coordinating Monitoring of labour Immigration and Migration trends and
related issues;
(ix) Ensuring implementation of Ratified International Labour Conventions and
recommendations and related matters;
(x) Ensuring the Management and Promotion of Safe and Orderly Migration; and
(xi) Coordinating the resolution of complaints from Migrant Workers or/and Next
of Kin.