For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
- cumulative service period
of eighteen (18) years three (3) years of which must have been in the
grade of Director, Human Resource Management and Development CSG 5 or in a
comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
- a Bachelors Degree in any
of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource
Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education,
Sociology, Political Science/Government, Anthropology or any other
relevant Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya;
- a Masters Degree in any
of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource
Development, Human resource Planning, Industrial Relations, Labour
Relations, Education, Public Administration, Business Administration,
Counselling Psychology or any other relevant qualification from a
university recognized in Kenya;
- a Certificate in
Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution;
- a membership to a
relevant professional body; and
- demonstrated a thorough
understanding of National goals, policies and development objectives and
ability to transform them into Human Resource Management and Development
programmes.
Duties and Responsibilities will include: –
- formulating, reviewing
and interpreting of human resource management and development policies,
procedures and systems;
- planning and developing
modern human resource management and development strategies;
- promoting innovations;
- developing linkages and
cooperation with other stakeholders;
- settling goals for human
resource management and development in the Public Service in line with the
constitution and other national development priorities;
- mobilizing resources
through consultative relationships and cooperating with development
partners;
- overseeing the analysis
of competency development reports from the public sector organizations and
advising on appropriate intervention strategies to be undertaken to bridge
the gaps;
- coordinating in-service
training programmes in liaison with the government training institutions,
professional bodies and other stakeholders;
- benchmarking with
Regional and International bodies on matters relating to human resource
management and development;
- building capacity of
Human Resource Management and Development for effective execution of human
resource management and development function;
- developing human resource
management and development plans to ensure effective succession management
in the Public Service;
- overall
institutionalization of performance management including Staff Performance
Appraisal System in Ministries/State departments;
- developing, reviewing and
maintaining an integrated Human Resource Master Plan for the Public
Service;
- overseeing and guiding
the design, review and implementation of Human Resource Information
System; and
- overseeing the promotion
of the values and principles of public service.
How to Apply
