Deputy Director, Enterprise Development, (Innovation and Product Development) at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

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

• Served for a minimum period of ten (10) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Principal Enterprise Development Officer CSG 8 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Finance, Banking and Finance, Actuarial Science, Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Management, Enterprise Management, Business Management, Project Planning, Marketing, Information Technology, Information Communication Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Statistics and Programing, Communication and Public Relations, Media and Digital Communication, Public Communication, Education, Business Administration, Arts and Design or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated technical competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will report to the Director, Innovation and Product Development. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Promoting and overseeing the development of integrated MSMEs infrastructure, designing and development of an MSMEs integrated information system and promotion of e-commerce mechanisms for MSMEs in partnership with stakeholders;
• Validating the specifications for design and development of MSMEs integrated information system;
• Coordinating trade fairs and exhibitions for MSMEs products and services;
• Enhancing liaison between stakeholders on linkages for MSMEs products and services to domestic and export markets;
• Coordinating with the relevant stakeholders for promotion of business innovation, incubation and product improvement for MSMEs;
• Collaborating with stakeholders to develop training programs on e-commerce mechanisms for MSMEs;
• Overseeing promotion of market development for MSMEs products and services;
• Establishing partnerships with stakeholders on market development for MSMEs products and services;
• Promoting establishment of production clusters and partnership with relevant stakeholders;
• Coordinating partnerships with stakeholders on support for product development, design and packaging to MSMEs;
• Overseeing the development and implementation of a framework for promotion of cottage Industry;
• Promoting development of cottage industry, product standardization and aggregation, business franchising and stakeholder engagement to inculcate entrepreneurship skills and culture;
• Engaging with stakeholders and validating guidelines on enforcement of preference in Government to products and services of the MSMEs;
• Facilitating development of a database software for MSMEs;
• Overseeing registration of MSMEs and development of a one-stop digital marketing platform for MSMEs products and services;
• Promoting partnerships with stakeholders on development of one-stop digital marketing platform for MSMEs Products and services;
• Collaborating with stakeholders to support technology upgradation and modernization;
• Promoting startups in the MSMEs sector and fostering MSMEs business process reengineering;
• Developing and promoting the capacity of MSMEs in aggregation and value addition of local products for identified production clusters;
• Promoting quality standards of MSMEs value added products; and
• Establishing aggregation and quality control centers for MSMEs products to enhance productivity and competitiveness of MSMEs