Position: Labour Secretary/ Commissioner – Labour
Salary Scale: Ksh.166,780 – Ksh.322,040
p.m (CSG -‘4’)
Terms of Service: Permanent and
Pensionable
Qualifications
- served as a Deputy Commissioner for Labour or
in a senior position in the field of Labour or its equivalent in the wider
public service or private sector;
- a bachelors degree in any of the following
disciplines:- Human Resource Management/Development, law, Business
Administration, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology,
Statistics, Labour Relations or Industrial Relations from a recognized
institution;
- masters degree in any of the following
disciplines:- Labour Relations, Industrial Relations, Human Resource
Management or Development or Planning, law, Business Administration,
Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Statistics, Labour and
Development Studies, Public Administration, International Relations from a
recognized institution;
- Attended a Strategic Leadership Development
Course from a recognized Institution;
- Certificate in a Prosecution Course lasting at
least three (3) months from a recognized institution; and
- professional competence and be thoroughly
conversant with Labour administration, Labour Laws and International
Labour Organisation and Internal Organisation of Migration instruments,
and the ability to integrate them to Kenya Vision 2030.
Responsibilities
The Commissioner for Labour will head
the labour Department and will be responsible to the Principal Secretary for
its effective and efficient management and administration.
Specific duties and responsibilities
include:
- formulating departmental programmes and
policies on the administration and enforcement of the Labour Laws;
- settlement of industrial disputes through the
enforcement of labour laws to maintain harmonious industrial relations
within the country;
- creating awareness among the working community
regarding labour laws and promotion of social dialogue to establish
industrial peace in the country;
- implementation of labour standards relevant to
the trades, conduct of surveys on new trades and formation of standards
for those trades in accordance with international standards;
- developing and implementing Strategic Plan;
- enforcement of laws pertaining to the security
and employment of children;
- reviewing existing labour policies;
- liaising with international organizations,
local institutions and other Government departments in regard to related
to Labour;
- development, implementation and realization of
the Department’s strategic plan and objectives;
- overall supervision, control, discipline,
recruitment, staff training and development; and
- initiating ratification of International
Labour Organization (ILO) and International Organization for
Migration(IOM), East Africa Community (EAC), African Union (AU), World
Trade Organisation (WTO), Intergovernmental Authority for Development
(IGAD) on matters related to Labour.
How to apply
