Job Description
DIRECTOR POLICY COORDINATION AND STRATEGY - ONE (1) POST–
V/No.53/2024
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 per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable/Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, the candidates must have:-
(i) served for minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Deputy Director,
Policy Coordination and Strategy, CSG 6 or a comparable and relevant
position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Economics and
Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Social Sciences,
International Relations, Business Administration or any other equivalent qualification
from university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Public Policy, Economics, Economics
Policy Management, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Project Planning Management,
International Relations, Strategic Management or any other equivalent qualification
from a university recognized Kenya; and
(vi) demonstrated a clear understanding of Policies, goals and objectives, and ability to relate
them to National Government Agenda.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:
(i) providing guidance and expertise in the development and review of policies by
MDAs to ensure alignment with the national development agenda;
(ii) coordinating the development of the National Policy Guideline for formulation of
policies;
(iii) coordinating and monitoring compliance of the National Policy Guideline by MDAs;
(iv) coordinating the identification of policies thatrequire legislative interventions;
(v) coordinating the development of a citizen/stakeholders engagement framework to
guide MDAs on policy formulation;
(vi) coordinating the compliance of MDAs to the citizen/stakeholder framework;
(vii) coordinating the identification of key stakeholders for the fora for Government,
private sector and other key stakeholders on emerging socio-economic issues;
(viii) coordinating the identification of key emerging socio-economic issues for policy
interventions;
(ix) coordinating the organization of quarterly fora on emerging socio-economic issues and
ensuring implementation of commitments made during the fora;
(x) coordinating the identification of institutions to provide capacity building on policy
making process for MDAs;
(xi) coordinating capacity building programs on policy making process for MDAs; and
(xii) coordinating the development of Information Education and Communication
(TEC) materials on policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.