Job purpose
The Chief Executive Officer is responsible to the Board of
Directors for the management and administration of all activities of the
Authority. In addition, the CEO will provide strategic leadership and direction
to the Authority in the management of day-to-day activities in order to achieve
ICT Authority’s mandate in line with its Strategic Plan and Government Policy.
Responsibilities
The Chief Executive Officer will report to the Board of Directors. The duties and responsibilities of the Officer will entail:
- Providing
strategic leadership in accordance with the mandate of the Authority as
stipulated in section 5 of the Legal Notice No 183.
- Formulating,
implementing and reviewing the Strategic Plan, business plan, annual plan
and annual budget of the Authority.
- Coordinating
the operations and administrative functions of the Authority.
- Implementing
the policies and programs of the Authority and reporting thereon to the
Board through timely and accurately prepared Board papers.
- Overseeing
the implementation of Boards decisions and policies.
- Ensuring
effective governance, risk and cisis management in the Authority.
- Ensuring
proper management of funds and property of the Authority.
- Developing
operations plans and programs for achieving the Authority’s objectives.
- Ensuring
implementation and fulfilment of the policies and agreed objectives,
performance targets and service standards of the Authority.
- Providing
advice as required on all matters within the Authority.
- Being
the spokesperson for the Authority.
- Spearheading
the development and implementation of efficient systems that support the
effective use of the Authority’s Resources.
- Ensuring
effective management of change.
- Establishing
and maintaining sound working relationship with government agencies,
customers, development partners to position Kenya globally.
Requirements
For appointment to this grade an officer must have:-
- Served
in a relevant position for at least fifteen (15) years working in the
Public Service or in the Private Sector; Nine (9) of which in Senior
Management position;
- Bachelor’s
degree in any of the following disciplines;- Information Communication
Technology, Finance, Law or related field from a recognized institution
- Master’s
degree in any of the following disciplines: -Information Communication
Technology, Finance, Business, Law or related field from a recognized
institution.
- Leadership
course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
- Membership
to a relevant professional body;
- Certificate
in computer application skills;
- Meets
the provision of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
Competencies and Skills
- Communicating
with impacts;
- Leading
and managing people;
- Applying
expertise;
- Planning
and organizing;
- Leading
and managing performance;
- Financial
and resource management;
- Customer
and Stakeholder orientation;
- Formulating
policy, strategies and concepts;
- Leading
change programmes and projects
- Decision
making
- Strategic
visioning and entrepreneurial thinking
- Political
astuteness and diplomacy
- Collaboration
and partnerships;
- Coaching
and mentoring;
- Persuading
and influencing;
- Relating
and networking; and
- Technological
Savviness
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