Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Deputy Director, Quality and Risk Management Jobs in Kenya

Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Deputy Director, Quality and Risk Management Jobs in Kenya

Responsibility

1. Spearhead preparation, implementation and review of departmental budgets, work plans, procurement and disposal plans and activity schedules;

2. Lead formulation, implementation and review of risk and quality management frameworks that are mainstreamed in the operations of the department;

3. Promote adherence to the principles of good governance, ethics and integrity in the departments;

4. Provide leadership in the formulation and implementation of corruption prevention and mitigation strategies in the departments;

5. Spearhead implementation of departmental resource mobilization activities;

6. Facilitate effective communication and strategic linkages/partnerships/ collaborations with the department’s relevant internal/external stakeholders.

7. Oversee the provision of training and awareness to the Authority staff to build capacity on quality management culture at the Authority;

8. Lead in the development and review of policies, procedures standards, systems and procedures in quality management within the Authority;

9. Lead in the preparation and implementation of the Authority’s quality management system through quality management programmes;

10. Provide leadership in the formulation and implementation of corruption prevention and mitigation strategies in the departments;

11. Communicate best practices and emerging issues on quality and risk management.

12. Provide leadership in the development of risk management policies and strategies;

13. Oversee the planning, designing, implementing and coordinating Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) activities within the Authority;

14. Oversee the identification, evaluation and recommending possible risk mitigation measures and opportunities in the Authority’s functional areas;

15. Review the report on risks;

16. Coordinate training and sensitization of the Authority staff to adapt a risk management culture at the Authority;

17. Coordinate the implementation of business process reengineering

18. Advise on best practices and emerging issues on quality and risk management.

1. Advises the Director, Strategy and Planning on the implementation of the operations of the departments;

2. Handle day to day administrative and operational affairs of the Directorate in compliance with policy, regulatory and statutory requirements;

3. Assign and delegate duties and responsibilities,

4. Supervise and monitor performance of staff in the departments;

5. Verify & recommend for approval by Director Strategy and Planning draft statutory reports prepared by the Principal Planning Officers;

6. Verify & recommend for approval by Director Strategy and Planning monitoring and evaluation reports relating to the Authority’s strategic plan, performance contract and work plan;

7. Negotiate for resources from stakeholders;

8. Report on the impact of business researches that have been carried out;

9. Mentor, coach and guide planning officers in the performance of their duties and responsibilities;

10. Provide relevant information from the department’s activities to other internal departments and external stakeholders/partners through the Director, Strategy and Planning;

11. Implement good governance, quality and risk management policies and strategies of the Authority in the Directorate;

12. Articulate issues related to the Directorate in various forums;

13. Oversee the implementation and review of departmental budgets, procurement and asset disposal plans and work- plans;

14. Prepare responses to Board resolutions regarding the department’s activities;

15. Chairs departmental meetings.

Job Dimensions

1. Provide leadership in the formulation and implementation of the directorate’s

2. Approve the directorate’s expenditure;

3. Responsible for resource mobilization within the Directorate.

1. Takes full responsibility of the assets in the Directorate;

2. Reports to the Head of Procurement through head of Administration on all assets under his/her care which require to be disposed.

1. Strategic decisions

2. Managerial decisions

3. Operational decisions

4. Analytical Decisions

5. Tactical Decisions

1. Predominantly works in office setting at the headquarters with occasional international and local travels;

2. Operates beyond legislated timelines and strict deadlines resulting to long working hours

Job Requirements

Academic

1. Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Strategic Management, Project Planning and Management, Economics and Development Studies, Statistics, Business, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

2. Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Strategic Management, Project Planning and Management, Economics and Development Studies, Statistics, Business, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

3. Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution or its equivalent or its equivalent

Professional

•Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable

Skills & Competencies

1. Strategic thinking;

2. Change and risk Management;

3. Policy formulation;

4. Resource management;

5. Analytical skills;

6. Negotiation skills;

7. Communication skills;

8. Coaching and mentoring;

9. Integrity and ethical;

10. Collaborations and partnership;

11. Interpersonal skills;

12. Managing projects;

13. Team management.

Experience

•A minimum period of Ten (10) years relevant work experience, four (4) years of which should have been the level of management;

How to Apply

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