VACANCY/NO: 152/2024
Basic Salary Scale Ksh 521,071 – Ksh 601,222 pm
Basic salary – sixty percent (60%)
Allowances – forty percent (40%)
Leave Allowance As provided by the Public Service Commission
Annual Leave Thirty (30) working days
Medical Cover As provided by the Public Service Commission
Terms of Service Three (3) years Contract renewable subject to
satisfactory performance
(a) Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
(i) Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years in the field of Human Resource
Management and Development in the Public Sector, three (3) years of which must
have been in the grade of Deputy Director Human Resource Management and
Development, Job Grade PSC 4 or in an equivalent and comparable position in the
the wider Public Service.
(ii) Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management,
Human Resource Development, Business Administration, Public Administration,
Business Management, Industrial Relations, Political Science or equivalent
qualification from a recognized institution;
OR
Bachelors Degree in Social Sciencies plus a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human
Resource Management
(iii) Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management,
Human Resource Development, Social Sciences, Business Management, Business
Administration, Public Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized
institution;.
(iv) Membership to a relevant professional body;
(v) Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution;
(vi) Demonstrated thorough understanding of national goals, policies and development
objectives and the ability to transform them into recruitment and human resource
planning in the Public Service; and
(vii) Proficiency in computer applications.
(b) Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail
(i) Overseeing the development and review of recruitment policies and procedures in
compliance with the relevant statutes;
(ii) Spearheading the development of strategies on recruitment, appointment and
assessment for the public service;
(iii) Overseeing the analysis and processing of Recruitment and Selection requests from
Public Service;
(iv) Coordinating preparation of Board papers on recommendations and requests
emanating from Ministries, State Departments and Agencies to ensure compliance
with the applicable law, regulations and guidelines for effective decision making;
(v) Coordinating the screening of applications, compiling recruitment data and
undertaking pre-selection;
(vi) Coordinating the preparation of recruitment and selection annual master plan in
liaison with MDAs;
(vii) Overseeing the development of recruitment and selection standards and
assessment tools to be used in the Public Service;
(viii) Overseeing the monitoring of advertised posts to ensure adherence to fair and open
competition principles;
(ix) Establishing partnership with professional bodies, institutions of higher learning and
other stakeholders on matters relevant to the recruitment and assessment in the
public service;
(x) Spearheading the preparation of briefs of shortlists of candidates for specific
positions for consideration and approval by the Board;
(xi) Overseeing the development and issuance of guidelines to MDAs on best practices
for recruitment and selection;
(xii) Ensuring development and issuance of guidelines for undertaking human resource
planning in the public service;
(xiii) Overseeing development of a policy for identification of experts and researchers for
engagement in special circumstances;
(xiv) Overseeing performance management and ensuring prudent utilization of
resources in the directorate;
(xv)Coordinating the development and implementation of budgets, work plans,
procurement plans, projects and programmes in the Directorate; and
(xvi) Overseeing mentorship and coaching of staff in the Directorate.

VACANCY/NO: 152/2024
Basic Salary Scale Ksh 521,071 – Ksh 601,222 pm
Basic salary – sixty percent (60%)
Allowances – forty percent (40%)
Leave Allowance As provided by the Public Service Commission
Annual Leave Thirty (30) working days
Medical Cover As provided by the Public Service Commission
Terms of Service Three (3) years Contract renewable subject to
satisfactory performance
(a) Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
(i) Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years in the field of Human Resource
Management and Development in the Public Sector, three (3) years of which must
have been in the grade of Deputy Director Human Resource Management and
Development, Job Grade PSC 4 or in an equivalent and comparable position in the
the wider Public Service.
(ii) Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management,
Human Resource Development, Business Administration, Public Administration,
Business Management, Industrial Relations, Political Science or equivalent
qualification from a recognized institution;
OR
Bachelors Degree in Social Sciencies plus a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human
Resource Management
(iii) Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management,
Human Resource Development, Social Sciences, Business Management, Business
Administration, Public Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized
institution;.
(iv) Membership to a relevant professional body;
(v) Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution;
(vi) Demonstrated thorough understanding of national goals, policies and development
objectives and the ability to transform them into recruitment and human resource
planning in the Public Service; and
(vii) Proficiency in computer applications.
(b) Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail
(i) Overseeing the development and review of recruitment policies and procedures in
compliance with the relevant statutes;
(ii) Spearheading the development of strategies on recruitment, appointment and
assessment for the public service;
(iii) Overseeing the analysis and processing of Recruitment and Selection requests from
Public Service;
(iv) Coordinating preparation of Board papers on recommendations and requests
emanating from Ministries, State Departments and Agencies to ensure compliance
with the applicable law, regulations and guidelines for effective decision making;
(v) Coordinating the screening of applications, compiling recruitment data and
undertaking pre-selection;
(vi) Coordinating the preparation of recruitment and selection annual master plan in
liaison with MDAs;
(vii) Overseeing the development of recruitment and selection standards and
assessment tools to be used in the Public Service;
(viii) Overseeing the monitoring of advertised posts to ensure adherence to fair and open
competition principles;
(ix) Establishing partnership with professional bodies, institutions of higher learning and
other stakeholders on matters relevant to the recruitment and assessment in the
public service;
(x) Spearheading the preparation of briefs of shortlists of candidates for specific
positions for consideration and approval by the Board;
(xi) Overseeing the development and issuance of guidelines to MDAs on best practices
for recruitment and selection;
(xii) Ensuring development and issuance of guidelines for undertaking human resource
planning in the public service;
(xiii) Overseeing development of a policy for identification of experts and researchers for
engagement in special circumstances;
(xiv) Overseeing performance management and ensuring prudent utilization of
resources in the directorate;
(xv)Coordinating the development and implementation of budgets, work plans,
procurement plans, projects and programmes in the Directorate; and
(xvi) Overseeing mentorship and coaching of staff in the Directorate.

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