Job Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LABOUR MIGRATION – TWO (2) POSTS V/NO 48/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh. 90,200 - Ksh. 124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh. 18,066 – Ksh.45,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh. 12,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service.
Medical Cover: As provided by the government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
(a)Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must: -
(i) have served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal
Migration Officer, CSG ‘8’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the
wider public Service;
(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 Kenya;
(iii) 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;
(iv) have Demonstratable outstanding Professional Competence, Effective
Leadership and Managerial/ Administrative Skills;
(v) be visionary, a team player, result oriented, Innovative and committed to
Continuous Learning;
(vi) possess Effective Negotiation, Analytical and Communication Skills; and
(vii) have a clear understanding of Kenya’s Labour Migration Policy and other key
National Policies, Objectives and Strategies.
Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:-
(i) Initiating the development of Legal and Institutional Framework to promote
Cooperation and Partnership on Labour Migration Management;
(ii) Mobilizing all the actors in Labour Migration Management;
(iii) Coordinating Collection, Analysis and Maintenance of Up to Date Data on
Labour Migration and Labour Migrants;
(iv) Leading the implementation of National Labour Migration Management
Policies and related Programmes;
(v) Coordinating the Development of Programmes for integration of Migrant
Workers;
(vi) Coordinating research and disseminating of information on Labour Migration
Management;
(vii) Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work for Migrant Workers;
(viii) Monitoring and Evaluation of Labour Immigration and Migration trends and
related issues;
(ix) Monitoring the Management and Promotion of Safe and Orderly Migration;
and
(x) Monitoring resolution of complaints from Migrant Workers or/and Next of
Kin.