Deputy Director - Research at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948; Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments; At independence in 1963 it was enshrined in the constitution and renamed Public Service Commission; Independence Constitut...

 

Deputy Director - Research

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience3 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldBuilding and Construction  , Law / Legal 

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

  • served in the grade of Assistant Director, Research, CSG 7, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
  • a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System,
  • Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university a recognized in Kenya;
  • a Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Valuation and Property Management, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management Geospatial Engineering, Land Management; Laws (LLM), Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
  • membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
  • meet requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya; and 
  • demonstrated managerial and administrative capability, and professional competence and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • initiating formulation, implementation and review of research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
  • overseeing the development of research proposals and programmes;
  • spearheading research on land matters;
  • promoting and facilitating leading edge research including collaborating interdepartmental research in areas related to lands;
  • coordinating the acquisition of intellectual property rights;
  • overseeing generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
  • overseeing the management of resource information center for Lands matters;
  • coordinating development, implementation and reviewing of knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
  • initiating monitoring of legislations and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sectors and make appropriate recommendations;
  • spearheading capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
  • coordinating the establishment of a nexus between the Ministry, partners and relevant stakeholders on research and innovation;
  • developing modalities for collaboration with external consultants and research institutions;
  • overseeing development of strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sector;
  • spearheading local and international partnerships to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
  • initiating research and benchmark studies on best practices in lands matters.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK) on pscims.publicservice.go.ke to apply

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