Deputy Director Budget at Makueni County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overall supervision of the staff in the department;
• Providing overall guidance including timelines in the preparation and analysis of budget information for the County Assembly Committees;
• Providing the framework for assessment of County government strengths and weaknesses to guide
• review of budget policy options;
• Coordinating the preparation of the departmental annual work plans;
• Approving draft quarterly plans for the Finance Committee;
• Approving briefs and reports for presentation to the County Assembly committees and
• other stakeholders;
• Overall review of budget documents including quality assurance and professionalism
• in output;
• Liaising with the County Treasury in preparation of the Appropriation bill to ensure the
• resolutions of the Assembly are incorporated;
• Monitoring the budgetary process to ensure compliance with the PFM Act, 2012;
• Coordinating inter–departmental relations to facilitate committee briefings, public
• participation, analyses of bills and plenary matters;
• Ensuring maintenance of relevant statistics on County Government debt levels, county revenues
• and expenditures;
• Providing framework for conducting analysis to determine the risks emanating from debt
• sustainability ratios and propose relevant fiscal policies;
• Representing the County Assembly in engagements with the County Treasury and other relevant
• government institutions on budget oversight;
• Providing framework on technical analysis of revenue raising laws and revenue forecasting so as
• to give alternate information on possible revenue collections;
• Reviewing and approving reports on assessment of financial and economic implications of all
• motions and Bills before submission to the Clerk and the Finance Committee;
• Providing framework for review of budget estimates for various County Government sectors
• by the County Assembly Committees;
• Approving training manuals and presentations for Capacity building of Members and
• relevant staff of the County Assembly on budget matters;
• Certifying that the Appropriations Bills and Supplementary Appropriations Bills meet tenets of
• clarity, accuracy and consistency of amounts to be allocated to various sectors including the
• County Assembly;
• Reviewing and certifying reports on County Integrated Development Plan(CIDP),
• County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP), Annual Development Plan (ADP), budget estimates,
• supplementary estimates, Bills and any other document referred to the Finance Committee;
• Advising the Clerk, committees of the County Assembly and MCAs on all matters relevant
• legislative budget oversight;
• Overseeing the implementation of departmental training plan;
• Preparation of departmental work plan, budget proposals and procurement plans;
• Mentoring and coaching staff.

Requirements for appointment

• At least Five (5) years relevant work experience in a finance related field, three (3) years
• of which must have been in a Senior management position.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree i n any of the following disciplines : – Economics, Statistics or any
• other equivalent and relevant qualification f r o m a recognized institution;
• Have a Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Economics, Statistics or any other equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Demonstration of managerial, administrative, integrity as prescribed in Chapter Six of the
• Constitution.
• Demonstrate professional competence in work performance and results and exhibited a
• thorough understanding of national goals, policies and objectives