Job Description
Reference: HR/7/DID/2021/11
Job Grade: KIP 2
Basic Salary Scale: KES 271,411 - 382,848 per month
Key Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will entail: -
(i) Providing technical leadership in research, policy analysis, and capacity building
programmes;
(ii) Ensuring timely preparation of relevant and innovative annual work plans and inputs
to the performance contract;
(iii) Ensuring timely and efficient implementation of work plans and conduct semi and
annual appraisals of staff in the directorate;
(iv) Enforcing the quality control process as established by the Institute;
(v) Motivating staff in the directorate and ensuring teamwork as well as a good working
environment;
(vi) Ensuring the directorate generates income to the Institute as per the set targets;
(vii) Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders including
policymakers and implementers, development partners, and other research
institutions;
(viii) Providing advice to the Executive Director on a regular basis on ways to improve
directorates’ performance;
(ix) Reviewing all research outputs from the directorate to ensure they are in line with
the Institute’s mandate;
(x) Overseeing the Directorate’s dissemination activities calendar;
(xi) Overseeing project planning, budgeting, and implementation in the Directorate;
(xii) Coordinating capacity building activities and partnerships in the Institute;
(xiii) Supervising the implementation of the Young Professional program and other staff
capacity building initiatives;
(xiv) Monitoring the implementation of the work plan and contracted projects;
(xv) Preparing of the quarterly and annual reports for management, Board,
Performance contracting, and donors; and
(xvi) Coordinating knowledge management and data management activities for
the Institute.
Qualifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
(i) Bachelor’s degree in economics or related social sciences from a recognized
institution;
(ii) Master’s degree in economics, or related social sciences from a recognized
institution;
(iii) PhD in economics, or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
(iv) Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized
institution;
(v) Twelve (12) years of relevant experience three of which in senior management;
(vi) Minimum of eight (8) publications in peer-reviewed journals;
(vii) Minimum of twelve (12) research papers including KIPPRA discussion papers,
policy papers, working papers, special papers as well as book chapters;
(viii) Knowledge of statistical software for data entry, analysis, extraction, and
reporting;
(ix) Training in modeling skills and use of statistical software will be an added
advantage;
(x) Computer skills including statistical package; and
(xi) Fulfil the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies, and Attributes:
Functional skills
1. Leadership and supervisory skills;
2. Strategic management skills;
3. Problem-solving skills;
4. Communication and interpersonal skills;
5. Organizational skills;
6. Negotiation skills;
7. Team building skills;
8. Analytical skills;
9. Presentation skills; and
10. People management skills.
Behavioral competencies and attributes:
1. Accountability;
2. Adaptability;
3. Innovative; and
4. Critical thinking.