Public Service Commission Kenya Director - Urban Governance Management & Resilience Jobs in Kenya

Public Service Commission Kenya Director - Urban Governance Management & Resilience Jobs in Kenya ; Director, Urban Governance and Management & Resilience will be responsible to the secretary, Urban and Metropolitan Development for the smooth coordination and management of urban development functions.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

(i) developing, reviewing and ensure implementation of urban development policies, strategies, procedures, plans, standards and guidelines;

(ii) recommending for approval reports on classification of urban areas;

(iii) facilitating formulation and review of appropriate legislation and draft regulations on urbanization and urban development;

(iv) approving and facilitating sensitization workshops on ongoing projects and programmes for stakeholders;

(v) approving projects and programmes on urbanization and urban development;

(vi) approving terms of reference for integrated urban and local area development plans, transport, water, sanitation, solid waste, fire disaster, strategic economic infrastructure, security lighting and other related infrastructure on urban development;

(vii) ensuring gender mainstreaming and social inclusivity in urban projects and programmes;
(viii) providing technical advice to national and county governments on matters of urbanization and urban development;

(ix) ensuring coordination and management of urban observatory and data bank;

(x) developing and reviewing strategies for domestication of international urban agenda;

(xi) facilitating approval of joint projects to be implemented by both levels of government in urban areas;

(xii) initiating proposal for technical support on twinning of urban county government and urban areas and cities.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Deputy Director,
Urban Governance, Management & Resilience CSG 6;

(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban And Regional Planning, Land Economics, Building Economics, Construction Management, Quantity Survey, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Planning and Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Survey and Photogrammetry, Urban Design or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution in Kenya;
OR
a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: sociology, Psychology, social development or any other relevant social Sciences from university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Urban And Regional Planning, Land Economics, Building Economics, Construction Management, Quantity Survey, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Planning And Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Survey And Photogrammetry, Urban Design or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution in Kenya;

(iv) been a registered member of a relevant professional body (where applicable); and

(v) demonstrated high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in general organization and management in the field of urbanization and urban development.

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