Ministry of Education Jobs - Public Service Commission of Kenya

Director of Policy and Planning 
One (1) Post
(Department of Policy and Planning)
V/No.67/2010

Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.100,620 – 127,980 p.m.
(Job Group ‘S’)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

• have at least twenty (20) years experience in the Education Sector, three (3) of which should have been at the level of Deputy Director, Policy and Planning, Job Group ‘Q’ or above or in a comparable position in the Public Service;
• possess a Master’s degree in Education;
• have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and
  
  
  
  administrative capability;
• be self motivated and results oriented;
• be of high ethical standards;
• be well versed in Education policy design and development, monitoring and evaluation; and
• have excellent communication and public relations skills to deal with the coordination of development partners and other stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Director of Policy and Planning will be responsible to the Education Secretary on matters pertaining to Policy and Planning of Education in the Ministry.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• implementing Basic Primary Education (BPE) Investment Programme as contained in the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme (KESSP). This covers Primary School Infrastructure, Early Childhood Development and Education, Non-Instructional Materials, Primary Teachers’ Education (pre-service among others);
• management and accountability of the resources within Policy and Planning;
• mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues and ensuring quality implementation at Directorate level. These will include; HIV/AIDS, ICT, expanding educational opportunities in arid and semi-arid lands, capacity building, guidance and counselling, Gender and Education, Education Information Management Systems and monitoring and evaluation; and
• policy formulation and implementation at the Directorate level.

Director of Secondary and Tertiary Education 
One (1) Post
(Directorate of Secondary and Tertiary Education)
V/No.68/2010

Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.100,620 – Ksh.127,980 p.m.
(Job Group ‘S’)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

• have served for at least twenty (20) years in the Education Sector, three (3) of which should have been at the level of Deputy Director, Job Group ‘Q’ or above or in a comparable position in the Public Service;
• possess a Master’s degree in Education;
• have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability desirable for the formulation and implementation of Education goals and policies;
• be self motivated and results oriented;
• be of high ethical standards;
• have ability to work without supervision; and
• have ability to lead and guide professional working under him/her.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Director of Secondary and Tertiary Education will be responsible to the Education Secretary on matters pertaining to formulation and implementation of education policies in the Ministry.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• heading the Directorate in the development and management of Secondary Education policies, programmes and projects in the Ministry;
• preparing and coordinating Education plans for implementation; and
• overseeing the preparation and utilization of the Directorate’s budget and handling of human resources matters.

Senior Deputy Director of Policy and Planning 
One (1) Post
(Department of Policy and Planning)
V/No.69/2010

Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.94,235 - Ksh.120,270 p.m.
(Job Group ‘R’)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

• have served for at least eighteen (18) years in the Education Sector, three (3) of which should have been at the level of Senior Assistant Director of Education, Job Group ‘P’ or above or in a comparable position in the Public Service;
• possess a Master’s degree in Education;
• have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability;
• be self motivated and results oriented;
• be of high ethical standards;
• be well versed in policy design and development, monitoring and evaluation;
• have excellent communication and public relations skills to deal with the coordination of development partners and other stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities

A Senior Deputy Director of Education (Policy and Planning) will be responsible to the Director of Policy and Planning on matters pertaining to policy and planning for Education in the Ministry.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• formulating Education Policy, review and dissemination;
• implementing Free Primary Education (FPE) and Free Secondary Education (FSE), Investment Programme as contained in the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme (KESSP);
• management and accountability of the resources within Policy and Planning;
• mainstreaming cross-cutting issues and ensuring quality implementation at Directorate level. These will include; HIV/AIDS, ICT, expanding education opportunities in arid and semi-arid lands, capacity building, guidance and counselling, Gender and Education, Education Information Management systems and monitoring and evaluation of KESSP communication strategy;
• coordination of development partners in the sector;
• coordinating Educational Reforms and overseeing of Education For All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
• promoting UNESCO activities in the sector; and
• coordinating production of KESSP Financial Monitoring Report (FMR).

Senior Deputy Director of Secondary and Tertiary Education 
One (1) Post
(Directorate of Secondary and Tertiary Education)
V/No.70/2010

Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.94,235 – Ksh.120,270 p.m.
(Job Group ‘R’)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

• have served for at least eighteen (18) years in the Education Sector, three (3) of which should have been at the level of Senior Assistant Director of Education, Job Group ‘P’ or above or in a comparable position in the Public Service;
• possess a Master’s degree in Education;
• have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability desirable for the formulation and implementation of Education goals and policies;
• be self motivated and results oriented;
• be of high ethical standards;
• have ability to work without supervision; and
• have ability to lead and guide professionals working under him/her.

Duties and Responsibilities

The officer will be responsible to the Director of Secondary and Tertiary Education. Duties
and responsibilities will include:

• deployment of Ministry of Education staff at the headquarters and fields;
• coordinating INSET activities;
• management of Voluntary Service Organization (VSOs);
• coordinating guidance and counselling and HIV/AIDS programmes;
• giving advice on the development of distance and open learning; and
• coordinating implementation of ICT in the Education Sector.

Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the positions shown above.

Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications online through one of the Commission’s websiteswww.publicservice.go.ke and www.psckjobs.go.ke OR by completing ONE application form PSC 2 (Revised 2007).

The form may be downloaded from the Commission’s websites.

Please Note

• Serving officers should first register their personal profiles on the Commission’s website before making an application for a job online. Those already registered may edit their profiles if need be.
• Candidates should NOT attach any copies of academic and professional certificates to the application form. ALL the details requested in the advertisement should be filled on the form.
• Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.
• Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
• The Public Service Commission is committed to availing equal employment opportunities To ALL KENYANS.

Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identity Card, academic and professional certificates and testimonials during interviews.

Serving officers will be required to produce the original letter of appointment to their current substantive post during the interview.

Completed application forms should be sent to:

The Secretary
Public Service Commission of Kenya
P.O. Box 30095 – 00100
Nairobi

so as to reach the Commission on or before 29th March, 2010.