Public Service Commission Deputy Director of Industries Jobs in Kenya

Public Service Commission Deputy Director of Industries Jobs in Kenya

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

served for a minimum period of ten (10) years and currently serving at the grade of Principal Industrial Development Officer, CSG ‘8’ and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;

a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Business Administration, Mathematics, Biological/Physical Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Statistics, Economics, Project Planning and Management, Engineering (Mechanical,
Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Electronics, Metallurgy, Aeronautical, Agricultural). Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Food Technology, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Textile Technology, Production Technology, Leather Sciences, Wood Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Geology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Computer Science from a university recognized in Kenya;
and

demonstrated high degree of professional, technical and administrative competence
as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will deputize the Director in the day-to-day operational and managerial
activities and will be deployed in any of the following departments: Industrial Support Services,
Micro & Small Industries, Medium and Large Industries, Industrial Information and Policy
development.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include: -

Industrial Support Services

preparing strategies and action plans to implement industrial clusters;

coordinating the subcontracting arrangements among MSI and Medium and Large Industries;

developing and reviewing frameworks to support incubation including infrastructure, overseeing monitoring and evaluation of projects/programs;

promoting the concept of resource efficiency and cleaner production technologies;

promoting utilization of industrial rights;

identifying causes of underutilization of installed capacity and factory closures;

developing and implementing sustainable sectoral industrial support programmes in consultation with both the public and private sectors;

developing linkages between private sector and public institutions for employment, internship and mentorship programmes;

providing advice to entrepreneurs on the arbitration of disputes on standards;

supporting industrial research and development, innovation and technology transfer in liaison with research and development centres, industry and academic institutions;

organizing mentoring programmes to potential and existing entrepreneurs; and

negotiating on industrial related issues at bilateral, regional multilateral fora.

Micro and Small Industries

promoting and implementing resource efficient cleaner production technologies for MSIs;

promoting the development of niche products for existing and new markets;

overseeing surveys on benchmarking of industries with best practices with a view to promoting industrial competitiveness;

undertaking resource endowment mapping activities, development of industrial profiles and dissemination of information on investment opportunities; and

planning for training of entrepreneurs in micro and small industries (MSIs) on business plans and Business Development Services (BDS).

Industrial Information and Policy Development

preparing proposals on the review and harmonization/rationalization of taxes and
tariffs;

coordinating the collection, processing, analyzing and dissemination of industrial
statistics and information;

conducting complex studies and baseline surveys on the performance of the surveys on the performance of the industrial sector in Kenya; and

evaluating the impact of sectoral, fiscal and other policies on industrial sector.

Medium and Large Industries

preparing technical inputs for the development of standards and promoting enforcement in liaison with Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and industry
stakeholders;

overseeing the development and implementation of sustainable incentive schemes for industrial investments;

providing advise on promotion and implementation of resource efficient cleaner production technologies for MLIs;

promoting the development of niche products from medium and large industries; and

overseeing surveys on benchmarking of industries with best practices with a view to
promoting industrial competitiveness.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Public Service Commission Deputy Director of Industries Jobs in Kenya


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