For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Assistant Director of Housing Infrastructure, CSG 7;
A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Valuation, Property Man-agement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Civ-il/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Land Economics, Real Estate And... Land Ad-ministration, Building Economics, Urban/Regional Planning, Construction Man-agement, Economics, Estate Management, Sociology, Community Development, Statistics, Environmental Studies, Geography or equivalent from a university rec-ognized in Kenya; 
Been registered by any of the following bodies; Board of Registration of Archi-tects and Quantity Surveyors, Engineers Registration Board, Institute of Survey-ors of Kenya, Physical Planners Registration Board, Valuers Registration Board, National Environment Management Authority Board, any other relevant and recognized professional body; and
Demonstrated professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in general organization and management of the housing function.


Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:


Planning, coordinating and directing overall operations at the headquarters and field offices;
Monitoring of workloads and recommending distribution;
Analyzing and continuous review and implementation of housing infrastructure and development policies;
Integrating policy objectives into planning and implementation of projects;
Formulation of strategies and preparation of budgets;
Promoting public-private partnerships in low-cost housing infrastructure;
Coordinating stakeholder participation in housing infrastructure development;
Overseeing resource mobilization and utilization for implementation of projects and programs;
Overseeing research and preparation of reports on pertinent issues on housing infrastructure development; and
Guiding, supervising and development of staff and management of financial re-sources. more

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director Housing and Settlement CSG 6; 
Been registered by any of the following bodies; Board of Registration of Archi-tects and Quantity Surveyors, Engineers Registration Board, Institute of Survey-ors of Kenya, Physical Planners Registration Board, Valuers... Registration Board, National Environment Management Authority Board, any other relevant and recognized professional body;
A Masters degree in any of the following: Housing Administration, Urban Man-agement, Urban/Regional Planning, Valuation And Property Management, Ar-chitecture, Interior Design, Civil/Electrical/Mechanical/Structural Engineering, Land Economics, Building Economics, Estate Management, Build-ing/Construction/Project Management, Economics, Sociology, Environmental Studies, Community Development, Business Administration or equivalent qualifi-cation from a university recognized in Kenya;
Demonstrated a high degree of professional, administrative and managerial competence in work performance necessary for effective management of the functions of the departments; and
Ability to articulate, interpret and implement national and international policies and development goals.  


Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: 


Formulating and implementing housing infrastructure development policies;
Establishing a framework for housing infrastructure development;
Coordinating resource mobilization for low cost housing infrastructure programmes;
Advising the government on housing infrastructure development activities;
Monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes; and
Managing financial, human and other resources in the department. more

Duties and Responsibilities

The Director, Urban Governance and Management & Resilience will be responsible to the secretary, Urban and Metropolitan Development for the smooth coordination and management of urban development functions. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-


Developing, reviewing and ensure implementation of urban development policies, strategies,... procedures, plans, standards and guidelines;
Recommending for approval reports on classification of urban areas;
Facilitating formulation and review of appropriate legislation and draft regulations on urbanization and urban development;
Approving and facilitating sensitization workshops on ongoing projects and pro-grammes for stakeholders;
Approving projects and programmes on urbanization and urban development;
Approving terms of reference for integrated urban and local area development plans, transport, water, sanitation, solid waste, fire disaster, strategic economic in-frastructure, security lighting and other related infrastructure on urban develop-ment;
Ensuring gender mainstreaming and social inclusivity in urban projects and pro-grammes;
Providing technical advice to national and county governments on matters of ur-banization and urban development;
Ensuring coordination and management of urban observatory and data bank;
Developing and reviewing strategies for domestication of international urban agen-da;
Facilitating approval of joint projects to be implemented by both levels of govern-ment in urban areas; and
Initiating proposal for technical support on twinning of urban county government and urban areas and cities.


For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Deputy Director,
 Urban Governance, Management & Resilience CSG 6; 
A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban And Regional Planning, Land Economics, Building Economics, Construction Management, Quantity Survey, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Planning and Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineer-ing, Survey and Photogrammetry, Urban Design or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution in Kenya;


OR


A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: sociology, Psychology, social development or any other relevant social Sciences from university recognized in Kenya; 
A Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban And Regional Planning, Land Economics, Building Economics, Construction Management, Quantity Survey, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Planning And Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineer-ing, Survey And Photogrammetry, Urban Design or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution in Kenya;
Been a registered member of a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
Demonstrated high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in general organization and management in the field of urbanization and urban development. more

Duties and Responsibilities

The secretary will head the national buildings inspectorate and will be responsible to the principal secretary for providing strategic leadership and policy direction on matters of national built environment services.

Duties and responsibilities will include; 


Formulating and reviewing of national built environment policies, strategies, pro-cedures,... programmes, guidelines and regulations in consultation with major stakeholders in the built environment sector;
Overseeing preparations of standard built environment manuals and templates for use by relevant agencies;
Working in collaborating with national and county government agencies and other stakeholders in ensuring all built environments structures conform to estab-lished standard guidelines and regulations;
Promoting collaborating with relevant stakeholders in ensuring continuous and periodic inspection of built environment structures;
Facilitating coordination of multispectral agencies in enforcing remedial measures in built environment structures;
Advising the cabinet secretary responsible for built environment function in re-spect to gazettement of renewal zone areas;
Facilitating promotion of public private partnership programmes in the manage-ment of built environment structures;
Overseeing accreditation of checkers, establishment of vetting committees, verifi-cation of enforcement notices and issuance of compliance inspection certificate in consultation with relevant stakeholders;
Spearheading research work and facilitating promotion of benchmark studies with other reputable institutions to keep a breast with emerging trends in built environment issues;
Ensuring effective management of built environment database;
Overseeing mobilization of resources, performance management, mentoring and development of staff.


For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Director, Building Inspection and Audit or Director Building Safety, Testing and Quality Assurance 
Services CSG 5;  
A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:-Architecture, Mechanical  Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering,  Quantity Survey, Survey, Design, Urban and Regional Planning, Building Economics or its equivalent qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;
A Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:-Architecture, Mechanical  Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering,  Quantity Survey, Survey, Design, Urban and Regional Planning, Building  Economics, Project Management or its equivalent from a recognized university in Kenya;
Registered by a relevant and recognized professional body;
Good understanding of the role of built environment functions and ability to  translate them into national development goals; and
Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in the general organization and management of the Built Environ-ment Function. more

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;


Served  for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Chief Architect, CSG 5;  
A Bachelors degree in Architecture or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;
A Masters degree in architecture or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized university in... Kenya;
Be registered by the Board of Registration of Architects &Quantity Surveyors of Kenya;
Corporate membership with the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK);
Attended a project development and management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks  from a recognized institution in Kenya;
Demonstrate high degree of professional competence and administrative capabil-ity required for effective planning, direction and coordination of building devel-opment programmes: and
A thorough understanding of national goals, policies and programmes and the ability to translate them to the quantity surveying functions.


Duties and Responsibilities

The Chief Architect will head the Architectural Directorate and is responsible to the Works Secretary for all activities of the Directorate comprising Architectural, maintenance, Research, Forward Planning Group and Surveying both at the Headquarters and in the Field. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include; 


Directing, coordinating and supervising  the human resource dealing with design, construction and maintenance of all public buildings;
Forming and implementing of architectural policies;
Approving drawings and advising the government on all building matters;
Implementing the directorate’s strategic objectives, preparation of the direc-torate’s performance contracts, mobilize team building;
Overseeing the financial and asset management issues of the directorate;
Instituting operational accountability and transparency;
Securing and managing financial support for development plans and overall su-pervision; and
Training and development of directorate staff. more

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Director Vocational and Technical Education, CSG 5;
A Bachelors degree in Education or Education Technology from a recognized univer-sity in Kenya; 


OR


A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:- Pure/Applied Sciences Home Economics, Agriculture... Economics,  Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, Engineering, Building Sciences, Petroleum Studies, Geophysical Sciences, Information and Communication Technology, Textiles/Clothing Technology, Hospitality Management, Business Administration/Management or its equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
A Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- Education, Education Technology, Pure Applied Science, Business Administration, Project Planning and Management, Policy Planning, Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, Engineering Built Environment, Information and Communication Technology Textiles/Clothing Technology, Hospitality Management or its equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; and 
Good understanding of National and International trends and Policies in Technical Training Function.


Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be deployed to head any of the following Directorates:

Technical Training Skills Development 

     Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: - 


Overseeing the formulation, coordination and review of National Technical Training Policies and Strategies;
Overseeing the implementation of the National Technical Training Policies, Strategies and Guidelines;
Providing policy and strategic direction for the growth of the technical train-ing
Planning for development of technical training in Kenya;
Promoting Science, Technology. Research and Innovation in technical training
Building capacity of technical training officers;
Coordinating resource mobilization and allocation for development of the technical sector;
Promoting technical training co-curricular and promotional activities;
Fostering strategic collaborations, linkages. partnerships and agreements in technical training:
Promoting entrepreneurship and industrial incubation in technical trainings.
Coordinating the promotion of entrepreneurial culture in the technical train-ing-system;
Overseeing monitoring and evaluating technical training programmes and pro-jects; and 
Coordinating performance management in the Directorate.


TVET Tutors Management

The Secretary, Tutor Management Services will be the head of the Directorate and will be responsible to the Principal Secretary for the overall coordination of the function: Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:- 


Advising and reviewing the standards of education and training for persons joining the trainer service;
Developing, implementing and reviewing induction, training and professional development of Vocational and Technical Trainers;
Ddvising on deployment and transfer of Vocational and Technical Trainers and institutional administrators of public TVET institutions;
Developing, implementing and reviewing master plan on Vocational and Technical Trainers ‘industrial attachment, linkages and continuous professional development for TVET Trainers;
Maintaining data on Vocational and Technical Trainers performance man-agement in public TVET institutions;
Advising on Curriculum Based Establishment (CBE) and workload for Voca-tional and Technical Trainers;
Maintaining a national register and database for Vocational and Technical Trainers;
Managing Vocational and Technical Trainers support services (guidance and Counselling) and psychosocial support;
Developing and implementing guidelines on Trainer- Trainee ratio, Trainer workload and Trainer – Trainee contact hours
Coordinating and designing implementation and reviewing capacity building programmes for Vocational and Technical Trainers;
Advising on Vocational and Technical Trainers delivery capacity 
Coordinating staff development, training needs and impact assessment for Vocational and Technical Trainers; and
Advising on disciplinary control of Vocational and Technical Trainers in public TVET Institutions. more

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:


Served  for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Assistant Director, Gender CSG 7;  
A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Sociology, Business Administration(Finance/Entrepreneurship Option), Anthropology, Counselling and Psychology, Economics, Law or any other... Social Science from a University recognized in Kenya;
Certificate in either Gender Studies or Gender and Development, or any other relevant course lasting not less than four (4) weeks or four (4) weeks in aggregate from a recognized institution;
Demonstrated outstanding professional competence and managerial ability as re-flected in work performance and results.


Duties and Responsibilities 

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-


Drafting and interpreting policies in the area of jurisdiction;
Disseminating/sensitizing and implementing National Gender Action Plans;
Coordinating Gender Mainstreaming, Socio-Economic Empowerment programmes and projects, and activities geared towards elimination of Female Genital Mutila-tion (FGM) and Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV),
Designing and facilitating Programmes/Projects that promote Gender Equity;
Undertaking Research on Gender issues, including baseline survey on Female Geni-tal Mutilation and Gender –Based Violence;
Coordinating the development and interpretation of Gender Disaggregated Data and Management Information Systems;
Monitoring the implementation of Data related Funds and the prevalence of Fe-male Genital Mutilation and Sexual and Gender-Based violence;
Engaging and promoting partnership with stakeholders on Gender related mat-ters;
Participating and reporting on International and regional forums on Gender;
Coordinating, developing and implementing performance targets, Annual Work Plans and strategies for the section; and
Supervising, mentoring and developing officers in the Section. more

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director, Clearing Services CSG 6;
A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines; Commerce, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Economics or Business Administration/Management from a university recognized in Kenya;
A Diploma in Clearing and forwarding... from a recognized institution;
A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Economics or Business Administration/Management from a Uni-versity recognized in Kenya; and
Demonstrated a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and ability to relate them to the Shipping and Maritime function.


Duties and Responsibilities

The Director, Government Clearing Services will be answerable to the Principal Secretary, responsible for Government Clearing function and overall administrative, 


Formulating, reviewing and coordinating the implementation of clearing policies;
Ensuring clearing standards rules, regulations and procedures are adhered to;
Initiating and reviewing the objectives, operational systems and procedures of the clearing services;
Ensuring authorization for release/removal of cargo from storage areas;
Providing advisory services to the Government and stakeholders on clearing matters;
Ensuring implementation of research findings;
Implementing relevant Acts; and
Ensuring provision of quality clearing services;
Developing, implementing and realizing departmental Strategic Plan and objec-tives; 
Managing and accounting for the finances and assets of the department; and 
Ensuring operational accountability; and overall management and development of staff. more

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Director, Fisheries and Blue Economy CSG ‘5’;
A Bachelors degree in any of the following fields:-Fisheries Science; Applied Aquat-ic Sciences; Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology; Biology; Zoology; Botany; Bio-chemistry; Biotechnology ;Marine and Coastal Fisheries... Management and Devel-opment; Marine Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Natural Resources Management; Conservation Biology and Resource Development; Geology; Hy-drology; Environmental Sciences; Sociology; Food Science and Technology; Tour-ism; Wildlife; Energy; Remote Sensing; Spatial Planning; Land Economics; Geo-physics; Oceanography; Chemistry or any other equivalent and relevant qualifica-tions from a recognized university in Kenya;
A Masters degree in any of the following fields:-Fisheries Science; Fisheries Man-agement; Hydrology; Applied Aquatic Sciences; Fisheries and Aquaculture Tech-nology; ;Marine and Coastal Fisheries Management and Development; Marine Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Natural Resources Management; Con-servation Biology and Resource Development; Environmental Sciences; Food Sci-ence and Technology; Oceanography; or any other equivalent and relevant quali-fications from a recognized university in Kenya;
Acquired wide experience in all aspects of fisheries management, development of policies and fully conversant with the fisheries act and all relevant national and in-ternational instruments;
Clear understanding of national, regional, continental and international develop-ment goals, policies, strategies and instruments and ability to link them to sustain-ability;
Demonstrated ability in conflict resolution; and
Experience in mobilizing and managing resources.


Duties and Responsibilities

The Officer will be deployed either as Secretary, Blue Economy Development or Secretary, Fisheries.

The Secretary, Blue Economy Development

The Secretary, Blue Economy Development will be responsible to the Principal Secretary for the overall coordination and management of the Blue Economy Development function. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:


Coordinating the planning of overall development, review and implementation of policy, strategies, legal, regulatory and institutional framework for blue econ-omy;
Spearheading stakeholders’ engagement and partnerships in management of the blue economy resources;
Overseeing capacity building for sustainable exploitation of the blue economy re-sources;
Coordinating institutions for dispute resolution on the blue economy resource base conflicts;
Coordinating matters of regional and international blue economy protocols, conventions, declarations and standards for shared blue economy resources;
Providing leadership in collaborative policy research on blue economy;
Overseeing the protection of aquatic ecosystems and marine resources in Exclu-sive Economic Zones;
Coordinating inter-governmental relations nationally and internationally in blue economy development;
Coordinating mobilization of resources and implementation of programmes, pro-jects for the blue economy development;
Overseeing the development and maintenance of blue economy database and knowledge management ;and
Coordinating formulation, implementation and monitor performance contracts for the technical directorates. 


The Secretary Fisheries


The Secretary Fisheries will be responsible to the Principal Secretary. The duties and responsibilities will include: -  
Spearheading development, implementation and review of policies, legal, strate-gies, regulatory and institutional framework for development and management of fisheries and aquaculture to ensure food and nutrition security;
Overseeing matters of regional and international fisheries protocols, conventions, declarations and standards for shared fisheries and aquaculture resources and migratory fish stocks;
Spearheading the development of fisheries and aquaculture related infrastruc-ture;
Overseeing the development of spatial plans for inland fisheries and aquaculture development;
Coordinating stakeholders’ engagement and partnerships in management of fish-eries resources and national aquaculture development;
Supporting capacity building for sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquacul-ture development;
Providing oversight in the approval of fishing and processing licenses and levies;
Providing guidance on dispute resolution on fisheries and aquaculture resource use conflicts;
Spearheading the promotion of Kenya as a Centre for Aquaculture Excellence;
Overseeing collaborative research on fisheries and aquaculture development;
Coordinating resource mobilization and supervise implementation of fisheries and aquaculture management and development;
Ensuring the development and maintenance of fisheries and aquaculture data-base, knowledge management, sharing and streamlined dissemination of infor-mation; and
Coordinating formulation ,implementation and monitoring of performance con-tracts for the Directorates. more

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-


Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Principal Wildlife Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and in relevant position in the wider public ser-vice;
A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:- Environmental Science, En-vironmental Conservation and Natural Resource Management, Environmental... Conservation, Environmental Resource Conservation, Environmental Education, Environmental Management and Conservation, Environmental Studies and Com-munity Development, Environmental Studies and Community Resource Conserva-tion ,Bio Resource Conservation and Management, Botany, Climate Change and Development, Forestry, Coastal and Marine Resource Management, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Marine Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Wildlife Management, Zoology or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of environment and natural resource function.


Duties and Responsibilities


Liaising with stakeholders to develop guidelines, standards, and agreements in the wildlife sector.
Initiating national policies on wildlife conservation, governance, and participation.
Reviewing and monitoring the implementation of national wildlife conservation and management strategies.
Developing procedures for the sustainable utilization, management, and conservation of wildlife resources. more