Assistant Director - Research - 2 Positions at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of  Principal Research Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant  position in the wider public service; 
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated managerial and administrative capability and professional competence in work performance and results

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Formulating and implementing pf research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
• Developing of research proposals and programmes;
• Coordinating research on matters;
• Coordinating generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
• Establishing and maintaining resource information center for Lands matters;
• Developing and implementing knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
• Monitoring legislation and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sector;
• Undertaking capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
• Developing strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sectors;
• Organizing forums with local and international partners to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
• Analyzing research and benchmark study reports on best practices in lands matters