Assistant Director/Planning And Project Management

Role Overview

This senior role focuses on driving organisational performance by designing, monitoring, and reporting on strategic and operational targets. Day-to-day work involves co-ordinating with departments to track progress against annual performance contracts, analysing data to produce quarterly and annual reports, and advising leadership on policy positions that strengthen accountability. The position is critical to ensuring that the Authority meets its mandated goals and complies with national performance management frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and refine annual performance contracts for the organisation, ensuring alignment with national guidelines and strategic priorities.
• Prepare quarterly, semi-annual, and annual corporate performance reports, synthesising data from across departments to highlight achievements and gaps.
• Design and implement monitoring and evaluation tools that track departmental work plans, major projects, and strategic milestones.
• Co-ordinate with inter-agency performance monitoring teams, providing feedback and incorporating external requirements into internal processes.
• Lead the cascading of performance contract guidelines throughout the organisation, ensuring every level understands and applies the targets.
• Conduct mid-term and end-term assessments of the Authority’s strategy implementation and programme outcomes, producing actionable insights.
• Facilitate annual performance reviews for the corporate contract, submitting final reports to relevant government monitoring agencies.
• Liaise with departments to monitor implementation milestones for contracted major projects and report on progress to senior management.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, or a related field from a recognised institution. A Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Strategic Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Policy, Project Planning and Management, or an equivalent qualification is also required.
• Experience: At least twelve years of relevant work experience, including three years in a supervisory or comparable role. Additionally, candidates must have served for a minimum of three years in the position of Principal Officer or an equivalent grade.
• Professional membership: Membership in a relevant professional body, where applicable, is required.
• Management training: Completion of a management course lasting no less than four weeks from a recognised institution.
• Competencies: Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results. Must meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (e.g., clearance from relevant authorities).

What We Offer / Why Join

No specific benefits or perks were detailed in the source material.