Job Description
COUNTY DIRECTOR (ECONOMIC PLANNING) – JOB GROUP “R” –
ONE [1] POST Advert No. 31/2021/2022 RE-ADVERTISED
Salary scale: Ksh.115, 290 x 5,770 – 121,060 x 6,050 – 127,110 x 6,240 – 133,350 x
6,420 – 139,770 x 6,610 – 146,380 x6, 790 – 153,170 p.m.
Terms of Service: Contract
Director Economic Planning will be in charge of the planning directorate in the
Department of Finance and Economic Planning and responsible to the Chief Officer,
Economic Planning for the County Economic Planning (Central Planning).
Duties and Responsibilities
(i) Headship of central planning and project monitoring in the County
(ii) Direction of economic planning functions or production of statistical data
an County Level;
(iii) Coordination and formulation of County development strategies, policies
and programmes within the department responsible for County economic
planning and in other departments for collation and presentation on
statistical data in the form of survey reports and bulleting;
(iv) Preparation of County development plans and coordination of County
positions on national economic subjects;
(v) Monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes.
(vi) Planning and Projection of Manpower needs and training to meet County
development objectives, population surveys and compilation of data for
planning and social services, manpower surveys and in conjunction with
the department responsible for employment , undertaking labour force
studies and monitoring employment in the County.
(vii) Assisting in collection, collation, processing and administration of
statistical data in accordance with the Statistics Act.
(viii) Formulating coordinated strategies, policies and programmes for the
harmonious development of economic sectors, carrying out sector studies
and research, monitoring changes in key indicators of sectoral economic
structures, trends and efficiency.
(ix) Supervising of officers in his /her division
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to the grade an officer must have:-
(i) Served in the grade of Deputy Chief Economist / Deputy Chief
Statistician for at least three[3] years or other comparable and relevant
position in the economic planning or in compilation and production of
statistical data for national economic planning and development for at
least twelve[12] years of which three[3] years must be a Senior Economic
Policy Research/ Economic Planning position;
(ii) Demonstrated outstanding professional competence matched with proper
appreciation on the Country’s economic development needs at the
County, Regional and National levels and the strategies necessary to meet
them;
(iii) Attained qualifications in Economics or Statistics of at least Masters of
Arts [MA], Masters of Science [MSc] or Master of Philosophy [MPhil.]
Level or the equivalent recognized qualification.
(iv) A certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting
not less than six (6) weeks or its equivalent from a recognized Institution;
and
(v) Demonstrated a high degree of administrative capability coupled with
wide experience in economic planning or in the production and
interpretation of statistical data; and