Assistant Director - Financial and Sectoral Affair- 5 Posts

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served for  a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Senior Economic Policy Analyst I  ‘CSG 8’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service; 
• 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 recognized university 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• An officer at this level will be responsible to the Deputy Director, Financial and Sectoral Affairs. Duties and responsibilities will include:
• Preparing responses on financial and sectoral policy matters including all issues raised by Parliamentary Committees;
• Monitoring projects and programme implementation on a periodic basis;
• Formulating, reviewing, evaluation and promotion of 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;
• Analyzing MDAs submissions of the budget policy proposals at the sector level and making appropriate recommendations;
• Evaluating emerging policy issues, proposals and compiling information required in the development of policies, programmes and projects;
• Monitoring and forecasting expenditures and making appropriate recommendations;
• Reviewing financial and sectoral policy implementation and monitoring reports;
• Reviewing bilateral and multilateral economic and financial agreements to assess their impact on financial and other sectors;
• Follow up and participating in regional integration, bilateral and multilateral negotiations and implementation of trade and investment agreements;
• Reviewing frameworks for regulating carbon financing and trading and facilitating and creating an enabling environment for Private Sector development;
• Implementing Anti-Money laundering policies; and
• Developing and operationalizing policies to position Kenya as an International Financial hub.