The Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Public Service Performance and Delivery Management has advertised vacancies within the State Department for Performance and Delivery Management. There are positions available for Principal Performance Management Officers (Job Group ‘N’ CSG 8) and Senior Performance Management Officers (Job Group ‘L’ CSG 9), with each category offering seven positions. These roles are aimed at qualified serving officers in the Public Service and offer permanent and pensionable terms.
Principal Performance Management Officer (‘N’/CSG 8): The role includes implementing policies, regulations, and guidelines on Performance Management in the Public Service, drafting policy briefs, providing technical support, ensuring compliance, and undertaking research related to Performance Management. Additionally, the role involves monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on Performance Contracts, maintaining information platforms, disseminating information, collating data, and preparing reports. Applicants must have served in a relevant position for a specified period, hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, have a certificate in Senior Management Course, demonstrate proficiency in computer applications, meet Chapter Six of the Constitution’s requirements, and show merit in work performance.
Senior Performance Management Officer (‘L’/CSG 9): This position involves collecting, analyzing, and compiling data for Performance Management, facilitating the preparation of Performance Contracting guidelines, providing technical support, ensuring compliance with standards, disseminating information, providing feedback, and preparing draft reports. Candidates must have relevant experience, a bachelor’s degree in specified fields, proficiency in computer applications, and demonstrated work performance merit.
Both positions require candidates with strong communication skills, teamwork ability, innovation, financial and time management, customer focus, continuous learning, technological awareness, and interpersonal skills. Additionally, candidates should embody professionalism, integrity, transparency, accountability, impartiality, honesty, respect for others, confidentiality, and respect for diversity.
Applicants must apply using the PSC 2 form (Revised 2016), available on the Public Service Commission website, and should not attach any documents to the form. The document emphasizes that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and warns against any form of canvassing, which will lead to automatic disqualification. The department underscores its commitment to providing equal employment opportunities and encourages women, individuals with disabilities, marginalized groups, and minorities to apply.
Completed applications should be sent to the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Performance and Delivery Management at the specified address or delivered by hand to the designated office by April 2, 2024.
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