Director Technical Services at Kenya Leather Development Council (KLDC)

The Kenya Leather Development Council was gazette as a State Corporation in the then Ministry of Livestock Development vide an Executive Order through a legal notice No. 114 of the Kenya gazette supplement No. 113 of 9th September 2011, under the State Corporations Act (Cap 446) of the laws of Kenya to provide direction, harmony and coordination to the le...

 

Director Technical Services

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience12 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldEngineering / Technical 

Qualification Description

  • ACADEMIC    Have a Bachelors Degree in a leather related field from a recognized institution
  • ACADEMIC    Have a Masters Degree in a leather related field from a recognized institution
  • COMPETENCIES    Proficiency in Computer Applications
  • EXPERIENCE    Have minimum period of twelve (12) years’ work experience, five (5) of which should have been in Senior Management of a public or private institution
  • MEMBERSHIP    Be a member in good standing of a relevant professional body where application
  • SHORT COURSES    Have a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution

Job Responsibilities

Responsibility Description

  • Overseeing daily activities of the directorate
  • Coordinating the development of long- term strategies, business plans, annual operating budgets, procurement plans and policies of technical directorate and recommending to the CEO for approval;
  • Coordinating regular monitoring and evaluation of the leather industry for purposes of developing a comprehensive database for planning purposes and presenting advisory reports the CEO. This will be u
  • Overseeing development of a consolidated harmonized licensing legal framework in the leather sector for fair trading practices, quality assurance and compliance
  • Coordinating the development and implementation of a framework to drive quality assurance and compliance with the national and international regulations and standards in the leather sector
  • Initiating and coordinates the development and review of policies and regulations in the leather sector, to improve the business environment of industry for faster development
  • Conceptualization of new and innovative programmes and projects that the Council may undertake for the development of the leather sector
  • Supervising the implementation and tracking the progress of ongoing projects and management of the leather industrial parks, MSE leather parks and leather products production service centres;
  • Directing on the development of a framework for capacity building for the leather sector and promotion of the leather value chain;
  • Spearheading efficient delivery of quality services and products provided to the industry;
  • Overseeing provision of a conducive work environment within the directorate to foster good governance and corporate culture that promotes ethical practices;
  • Leading the development of a framework for collaboration linkages with the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), County Governments and leather industry private sector players
  • Ensuring the development of a framework for strategic partnerships with development partners and relevant national, regional and international organizations to enhance investments in the leather secto
  • Developing and coordinating frameworks for research programmes and local/ international collaborations, and an enabling environment to encourage innovations along the value chain
  • Spearheading the development of market strategies and linkages to promote growth in the leather sector;
  • Spearheading the development of publications for the leather sector including leather sector magazines, brochures and catalogues
  • Coordinating the development and implementation of environmental protection strategies and technologies across the value chain for sustainable development
  • Coordinating the development of a framework for promotion of investments in the leather sector
  • Ensuring prudent management of the directorate’s resources in line with the Council’s policies
  • Overall supervision, management and implementation of HR functions in the directorate
  • Supervising the implementation of activities of the directorate as per the approved work plan
  • Reviewing and recommending all administrative and operational documents of the directorate for approval
  • Advising the CEO on all technical matters pertaining the leather sector
  • Chairing the Technical Departmental meetings
  • Signing and implementing the Directorate’s Performance Contract with the CEO
  • Stakeholder engagement /management /liaison and provision of technical advice to the industry players
  • Supervising the implementation of Performance Management and Procedures Manual of the Council in the directorate
  • Cascading and supervising activities of the directorate to the respective divisions
  • A member of Senior Management Committee, Budget Implementation Committee, Corruption Prevention Committee and other ad hoc committees of the Council
  • Inspecting the Council’s projects
  • Preparing draft Board papers for the Technical and Strategy Committee of the Board
  • Reviewing and consolidating budget and procurement proposals for the directorate

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya Leather Development Council (KLDC) on recruitment.leathercouncil.go.ke to apply

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