Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CORPORATE STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE (1
POSITION) - EPRA JOB GRADE 3 (5 YEARS CONTRACT) REF: VA/6/6/2022
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Initiating development of policies, strategies and programs relating to planning,
Corporate performance management, quality assurance and risk management,
Resource mobilization, corporate research and knowledge management;
2. Initiate the development and review of the Strategic Plan, business plans and
work plans;
3. Coordinating monitoring and evaluation of the implementation and compliance
with the strategic plan, business plans and work plans;
4. Advising management on implementation and compliance of the strategic plan,
business plans and work plans;
5. Coordinate Corporate performance management in EPRA;
6. Coordinate development of performance contract in accordance with the PC
guidelines;
7. Ensuring cascading of the performance contract;
8. Coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of the performance contract in
collaboration with the relevant government agencies;
9. Spearhead the development and operationalization of monitoring and
evaluation tools, systems, procedures and standards for programmes and
projects;
10. Ensure the monitoring and evaluating all Authority programmes and projects
(including spot checks and quality assessments);
11. Coordinate the appraisal of economic and commercial feasibility of Authority
supported projects and advice on sustainability improvement measures;
12. Coordinate the undertaking of value for money assessments of funded projects
based on the established Value for Money (VFM) parameters;
13. Ensuring development of the appropriate corporate research programmes and
tools;
14. Ensuring establishment and maintenance of a Knowledge Management Centre;
15. Ensure appropriate dissemination of accurate and timely information;
16. Ensure safety of information and ease of access to information;
17. Liaising with the technical departments for access and proper storage of technical
research findings dissemination of research findings;
18. Ensuring provision of Resource Centre material and publications for use within
EPRA and stakeholders;
19. Ensuring development of a resource mobilization framework and proposals;
20. Advising on strategic partnerships and collaborations for resource mobilization;
21. Coordinating review, implementation and improvement of Quality Management
System including Risk Assessments;
22. Coordinating quality assurance processes and activities;
23. Coordinating development of the risk management framework;
24. Coordinating Innovation and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.
25. Ensuring development of the departmental programmes, work plans and budget
26. Ensuring risk management within the department
27. Managing staff within the department and ensuring achievement of the
departmental performance targets;
28. Ensuring staff within the department are appraised;
29. Assisting in developing the Board agenda on strategy and Corporate
performance management; and
30. Providing leadership within the Department.
Qualifications
1. At least ten (10) years relevant work experience five (5) of which should have
been at management level;
2. A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics,
Mathematics, Public Policy/Administration, Strategic Management, Business
Administration, Engineering, Project Management or other relevant and
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
3. A Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics,
Mathematics, Public Policy/Administration, Engineering, Project Management,
Business Administration or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
4. Member of a professional body in good standing;
5. Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks (cumulative) from a
recognized institution;
6. Proficiency in Computer Application Skills;
7. Demonstrated results in work performance; and
8. Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution