Assistant Director, Public Service Reforms – 6 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of eight (8) years, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Senior Public Service Reforms Officer, CSG 9 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines;- Economic Statistics, Communication, Human Resource Management/Development, Law, Education, Labour Relations, Public/ Business Administration, Sociology, Gender Studies, Anthropology, International Relations, Entrepreneurship or Development Studies from a university recognized in Kenya; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Developing Public Service Transformation strategies and Policy documents;
• Preparing, reviewing and applying RBM tools and instruments;
• Providing support to public service institutions to undertake rapid results initiative and business process re-engineering;
• Providing guidance and advice on the development and management of institutional framework for RBM in in the public service;
• Disseminating information on public service transformation strategies, standards and policies, liaising with stakeholders on transformation fora and providing feedback;
• Promoting Public Private Partnership on Transformation Strategy; preparing reports on transformation programmes implementation;
• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of transformation programmes and initiatives and recommending appropriate interventions;
• Prioritizing and providing technical support for services to be re-engineered;
• Undertaking training of public officers to create a critical mass to champion transformation initiatives; and
• Developing communication materials and training programmes on transformation and conducting programme assessment, service evaluation for risk management, standard setting, policy formulation and programmes development.

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