DEPUTY DIRECTOR - FINANCIAL AND SECTORAL AFFAIRS

JOB DETAILS:
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
• served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant Director Financial and Sectoral Affairs, CSG ‘7’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service for at least three years;
• a Bachelors degree, in any of the following fields; Economics, Economics and Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Commerce, Actuarial Sciences or any other equivalent qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• certificate in one of the following fields: Economic Modelling, Public Expenditure Analysis/Management, Policy Formulation, Financial Modelling, Tax Policy Analysis, Revenue Estimation, Regional Integration, Advocacy Skills, Negotiation, Corporate Governance or comparable qualification from a recognized institution; and
• demonstrated professional competence, leadership abilities and high degree of integrity as reflected in work performance and results; and
• demonstrated understanding of national development goals, policies and objectives, National Values and Principles of Governance as well as leadership capabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities
• An officer at this level will be responsible to the Senior Deputy Director, Financial and Sectoral Affairs. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
• reviewing responses on financial and sectoral policy matters including all issues raised by Parliamentary Committees;
• formulating, reviewing, evaluating and promoting financial and sectoral economic policies and strategies;
• reviewing quarterly financial and sectoral forecasts as a basis for discussions with key stakeholders and inform policy formulation and reviews;
• reviewing MDAs submissions of the budget policy proposals at the
• sector level and making appropriate recommendations;
• researching and reviewing emerging financial and other sectoral policy issues, proposals and developing policies, programmes and projects;
• monitoring implementation of MDAs policies, programmes, and projects and commitments;
• reviewing frameworks for regulating carbon financing and trading and make appropriate recommendations;
• reviewing frameworks for facilitating and creating an enabling environment for Private Sector Development and make appropriate recommendations;
• reviewing competition and financial markets Policies and regulations;
• coordinating the implementation of Anti-Money laundering policies;
• reviewing policies to position Kenya as an International Financial hub;
• initiating and reviewing cabinet memoranda on financial and sectoral issues;
• undertaking review of all policy and strategies, including cabinet memoranda presented to the National Treasury; and
• reviewing existing regional trade policies and participate in the development of Kenya’s trade development policy and strategies;

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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