Job Description
SECRETARY LABOUR MIGRATION – ONE (1) POST – V/No. 45/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.180,160 – Ksh.335,450 p.m. (CSG 4)
House Allowance: Ksh.80,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.24,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, an officer must: -
(i) have served for a cumulative period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which
should have been at the grade of Deputy Director, CSG 6 and above, or in a
comparable and relevant position in the Public Service or private sector;
(ii) have a Bachelors degree in any of the following Disciplines: Human Resource
Management/ and Development, Law, Business Administration. Economics,
Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Statistics; Labour Relations or Industrial
Relations from a recognized institution;
(iii) have a Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource
Management/ and Development, Law, Business Administration. Economics,
Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Statistics; Labour Relations or Industrial
Relations from a recognized institution;
(iv) have a certificate or diploma in Labour migration from a recognized institution
will be an added advantage;
(v) be conversant with labour administration, labour laws, international labour
organization and international organization of migration instruments, and the
ability to integrate them to BETA agenda;
(vi) demonstrate a high degree of professional competence and administrative
capability required for effective planning, direction, control and coordination
of labour migration management;
(vii) demonstrate a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and
programmes and the ability to translate them into the labour migration
management; and
(viii) demonstrate professional competence, leadership and managerial capability as
reflected in work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsivities at this level will include:-
(i) Overseeing the Coordination of all the actors in Labour Migration
Management;
(ii) Overseeing the provision of information on labour migration management and
provide technical advice to the government, workers and employers
organizations and other stakeholders on all Labour Migration Management
matters;
(iii) Coordinating the Development of Legal and Institutional Framework to
promote Cooperation and Partnership on Labour Migration Management;
(iv) Ensuring promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work for Migrant
workers;
(v) Spearheading social dialogue and decent work programmes in relation to
Labour Migration Management;
(vi) Coordinating the implementation of National and international Labour
Migration Management Policies and related Programmes;
(vii) Advise and recommend on issuance of Work Permits;
(viii) Overseeing the Monitoring of Labour Immigration and Migration Trends and
Related Issues;
(ix) Spearheading the implementation of International Labour Organization (ILO),
International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other related funded
projects and programmes in relation to Labour Migration Management;
(x) Overseeing the promotion of International Labour Standards in relation to
migrant workers to protect migrant workers;
(xi) Coordinating safe and orderly migration of labour migrants;
(xii) Overseeing the development of programmes for reintegration for migrant
workers;
(xiii) Overseeing the resolution of complaints from migrant workers or/and next of
kin; and
(xiv) Coordinating research and dissemination of information on Labour Migration
Management matters.