Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, POLICY COORDINATION AND STRATEGY– TWO (2)
POSTS V/No.54/2024
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
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant Director, Policy
Coordination and Strategy, CSG 7 or a comparable and relevant position in
the wider public service;
(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; and
(iii) 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) developing the national policy guideline forformulation of policies;
(ii) monitoring compliance of the national policy guidelines by MDAs;
(iii) coordination the analysis of policies from Policy Tracking Information System to
identify legislative gaps;
(iv) identifying policies that require legislative interventions;
(v) developing citizen/stakeholder’s engagement framework to guide MDAs on policy
formulation;
(vi) monitoring the compliance of MDAs to the citizen/stakeholder framework;
(vii) analyzing data and reports on key emerging socio-economic issues for policy
interventions;
(viii) organizing periodic fora on emerging socio-economics issues for policy interventions;
(ix) monitoring the implementation of commitments made during the fora on emerging socioeconomics issues;
(x) liaising with stakeholders for follow up on implementation of commitments made
during the fora;
(xi) liaising with the identified institutions for capacity building on policy making process;
(xii) coordinating capacity building programs on policy making process; and
(xiii) initiating the development of Information Education and Communication (TEC) on
policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.