Director, Financial and Sectoral Affairs, Job in Kenya

Director – Financial and Sectoral Affairs

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Deputy Director Financial and Sectoral Affairs, CSG ‘6’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
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 university recognized in Kenya;
a Masters degree in in any of the following fields; Economics, Economics and Statistics, Economics and Mathematics or Commerce, Development Planning, Actuarial Sciences or any other equivalent qualifications from a university recognized 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;
demonstrated professional competence, leadership abilities and high degree of integrity as reflected in work performance and results; and
demonstrated understanding of national development goals, policies and objectives, National values and principles of governance as well as leadership capabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible to the Director General, Budget, Fiscal and Economic Affairs for providing overall leadership and management in the department. Specific duties and responsibilities will include:
formulating, evaluating and promoting financial and sectoral policies;
creating an enabling environment for private sector development;
overseeing the formulation of competition and financial markets Policies and regulations;
coordinating the implementation of Anti-Money laundering policies;
overseeing the development and operationalization of policies to position Kenya as an International Financial hub;
coordinating impact assessment of bilateral and multilateral economic and financial agreements on financial and other sectors;
Synchronizing micro finance policies and regulations and monitoring their implementation;
coordinating and synchronizing research findings on financial and sectoral issues to inform policy development;
analyzing the financial implication of other policies and measures including infrastructure development and governance reforms on the social sector’s objectives;
undertaking review of all policy and strategies including cabinet memoranda presented to the National Treasury and make appropriate recommendations;
reviewing existing regional trade policies and participate in the development of Kenya’s trade development policy and strategies;
providing leadership and back up support to trade negotiations under regional integration, multilateral and bilateral arrangements;