Principal Planning Officer

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities are: -

• Formulating policies, strategies, procedures and systems for identifying sources of revenue in the Institution;
• Developing and reviewing of the Strategic Plan;
• Carrying out economic reviews of projects;
• Providing technical and advisory support to the stakeholders;
• Building capacity for economic analysis related to water and sanitation infrastructure.
• Carrying out negotiations for revenue sources for contracts;
• Identifying funding sources and fundraising partners;
• Implementing income generation activities;
• Identifying business strategy for resource mobilization;
• Establishing and maintaining linkages with Consultants and other Stakeholders on economic matters;
• Carrying out economic analysis of investments, programs and projects;
• Coordinating stakeholders including Multilateral and Bilateral Financing Agencies, Government Agencies during the initiation of various programs.
• Developing investment proposals that will secure continued and sustained funding of projects and activities.
• Developing and reviewing water and sanitation master plans for the Institution
• Implementing research and planning policies and strategies
• Ensuring safe custody of all planning and strategy information;
• Liaising with stake holders on project requirements and other relevant information for the smooth operation of the division;
• Coordinating operational linkages with other department/sections of the Institution;
• Coordinating the preparation of project implementation monitoring and evaluation reports;
• Ensuring the effective implementation and reporting of Performance Contract targets within the division;
• Coordinating monitoring and evaluation of project implementation progress;
• Coordinating the monitoring of performance contract and preparing quarterly and annual performance reports;
• Carrying out Economic Surveys and facilitating implementation of related recommendations;
• Coordinating the preparation of annual plans for the Institution and realigning it to the budget;
• Coordinating the preparation of annual budgets.

Qualifications and Work experience

The successful candidate must have/be: -

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must be in a supervisory position;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree Economics, Statistics, Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficient in relevant computer applications;
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010