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

Served for a minimum period of eight (8) years, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Senior Management Analyst, CSG 9 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Organization Design and Development, Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Government/Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Law or any other relevant Social Science from a University recognized in Kenya;
Certificate in Management Consulting Skills lasting not less than four (4) weeks or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Membership to a relevant professional body; and
Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, frameworks and procedures pertaining to management consultancy services;
Organizing teams in providing management consultancy services in Ministries Departments, Agencies and Counties (MDACs);
Providing technical support on merging and delinking of Ministries/Department and agencies;
Undertaking the restructuring/reorganization and rationalization of MDACs;
Carrying out organizational studies/reviews and workload analysis in the Public Service;
Preparing Terms of References (TORs) and work plans for consultancy assignments;
Developing, reviewing and harmonizing grading structures and nomenclatures/designation titles in the Public Service;
Developing and reviewing models and techniques for undertaking organizational review, job analysis and workload analysis, in the public service;
Developing and reviewing career guidelines for MDACs;
Updating and maintaining the management consultancy services database;
Validating reports developed by contracted management consultants and task force;
Developing and reviewing staffing norms and standards for MDACs; and
Coaching, mentoring and managing staff performance working under their purview; and
Preparing work plans, annual plans, performance targets and budgets.