Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited General Manager, Strategy, Research & Compliance Jobs
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited General Manager, Strategy, Research & Compliance Jobs
Reporting to the Managing Director & CEO, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and coordination of Strategy & Corporate Planning, Research & Knowledge Management, Business Development, Quality Assurance, IT & Innovation and Risk Management in the Company.
Key Responsibilities
Providing leadership to Staff in the Directorate;
Coordinating development and review of the Company’s Strategic Plan, Transmission Master Plan, Performance Contract, Annual Work Plan in line with regional, national and sectoral plans;
Overseeing formulation of electricity transmission tariffs and wheeling charges in line with national and regional regulatory guidelines and frameworks;
Coordinating monitoring and evaluation of Transmission Master Plan, Strategic Plan, Performance Contract, Annual work plan implementation and preparation and
submission of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual performance progress reports to Management and the Board;
Overseeing economic and financial analysis of proposed electricity transmission projects
during feasibility studies in the Company;
Overseeing formulation and review of electricity trade and open access frameworks for the Company in liaison with other sector utilities and regional power entities;
Coordinating development, review and implementation of financing & investment and
Business Development strategies for the Company;
Coordinating Research and Development, Innovations and Knowledge Management
policies and strategies for the Company;
Directing implementation and monitoring of Quality Assurance and Risk Management
frameworks in the Company and regularly updating Management and the Board;
Overseeing development and implementation of Management Information System and
other business reengineering process initiatives;
Overseeing development, deployment and maintenance of appropriate ICT infrastructure
and connectivity solutions for secure, efficient and effective flow of Company data and information;
Providing operational linkages with other Directorate/Departments within the Company;
Ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory obligations;
Reviewing and updating the Company’s Strategic Plan and Transmission Master Plan in
line with national and sector development plans and priorities;
Preparing the Company’s annual Performance Contract and facilitating negotiation,
vetting and evaluation of the contract in line with Government guidelines;
Providing inputs into the sector’s Least Cost Power Development Plan and Integrated
National Energy Plan
Undertaking economic and financial analysis of electricity transmission projects during
feasibility studies and projects appraisal;
Developing and implementing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plans and strategies for
the Company’s plans, ongoing and completed programmes and projects;
Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual performance progress reports and submitting
to Management, Board and Government Ministries and Agencies;
Reviewing and approving Directorates/Departments performance contracts and annual work plans;
Computing the Company’s Annual Revenue Requirements and submitting to the Regulator for setting electricity transmission wheeling charges/tariffs;
Computing annual fees
and submitting to the Regulator for renewal of the Company’s Transmission Licence;
Providing support during Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects preparation, evaluation and monitoring;
Participating in Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) and East African Community (EAC) and
other regional bodies Power Market and Power Planning Committees;
Collecting relevant industry and national statistics, collating and analysing the data for electricity transmission system planning and research purposes;
Developing and implementation Research and Knowledge Management policies and strategies;
Developing, implementation and monitoring Quality Assurance and Risk Management frameworks in the company;
Deploying appropriate IT hardware and software to enhance communication, automation, business applications and solutions/innovations, business continuity and
providing user support while ensuring availability, confidentiality and integrity of the Company data and information;
Providing advisory services to Management and Board on matters related to the Directorate;
Chairing Strategic Plan, Master Plan, Transmission Tariff, M&E Steering and R&D
committees in the Company;
Managing Performance and capacity building of the staff in the Directorate
Identifying and implementing investment and business development opportunities and
strategies for the Company.
Reviewing and presenting the Directorate’s board papers to the Board of Directors;
Accounting for resource use in line with prevailing laws, policies and regulation;
Proposing the Directorate’s annual budget, procurement and work plans;
Authorising the Directorate’s expenditures and budget utilization;
Qualifications & Skills required
Knowledge and relevant experience of not less that twelve (12) years, with at least eight (8) years at senior management level;
A Master’s Degree in a relevant field with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business,
Economics, Information Technology or relevant field;
Membership to a relevant professional institution;
Undertaken a leadership development programme/training lasting not less than 4 (four) weeks from a recognized institution;
Fulfils the requirements of the provision of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya
2010;
Personal attributes such as; Communication skills, Problem solving skills, Analytical skills, Critical thinking, Decision making skills, Entrepreneurial skills, Negotiation and mediation skills, Leadership skills, Interpersonal skills, Team player, Knowledge in office automation applications
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