Jobs 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

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Interpreting and implementing financial management statutes, policies, standards, strategies
• and programmes;
• Ensuring compliance with PFMA and other financial regulations and guidelines;
• Monitoring implementation of financial controls;
• Spearheading formulation and application of accounts manual;
• Overseeing accounting for County Assembly Service funds as per the PFMA;
• Coordinating consolidation of budgets for the recurrent and development votes;
• Overseeing preparation of finance and account reports;
• Authorizing payments and signing of cheques subject to set limits;
• Spearheading establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive financial management and
• reporting systems;
• Overseeing development and implementation of computerized financial and accounting
• information systems;
• Planning and budgeting; and
• Managing performance and capacity building of the directorate.

Requirements for Appointment

• Have at least 6 years relevant work experience, 3 of which must have been in a senior management
• position;
• Master degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Finance/Accounting option),
• Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration, or its equivalent qualification from
• a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Finance/Accounting option),
• Economics, Business Administration, Business Management or its equivalent qualification from a
• recognized institution.
• Demonstrated outstanding capability in financial Management, integrity professional
• competence and administrative ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (CPA K) or its equivalent recognized qualification;
• A member of ICPAK and of good professional standing;
• Demonstration of managerial, administrative, integrity as prescribed in Chapter Six of the
• Constitution.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Offering administrative services to various County Assembly Committees;
• Preparing the weekly programmes of work of the Assembly including: legislation, legal advice and oversight, research, committees finance and budgeting;
• Public participation and the processing of petitions by the public and outreach activities;
• General supervision of all Departments;
• Preparing and presenting orientation Programmes for new Members of the County Assembly
• and staff;
• Supervise security services within the County Assembly;
• Coordinating the drafting and review of Bills to be submitted to the County Assembly;
• Coordinates the implementation of policies for achieving strategic administrative functioning
• of the Assembly;
• Supervise the management of County Assembly resources to enhance accountability,
• transparency and prudence utilization of allocated resources in accordance with PFM Act,
• 2012;
• Promotes staff compliance with national values, (Art.10 CoK, Values and Principles of Public
• Service (Art. 232 CoK), Principles of leadership and integrity, POEA 2003;
• Rendering of expert, non–partisan and impartial advice to the Speaker, Members of County
• Assembly and Committees on the legislative process and parliamentary procedures, practices,
• conventions and traditions;
• Coordinates the development and implementation of the County Assembly Annual Plans and
• budget;
• Coordinates all human resource, employee relations, equal opportunity employment function
• of the County Assembly;
• Ensuring procedures, practices, conventions, traditions and etiquette of the County Assembly
• are upheld;

Requirements for Appointment

• Have at least 6 years’ relevant work experience, 3 of which must have served in a Senior management position;
• Have a Master’s degree from a recognized Institution;
• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution;
• Have as demonstrated fair and good understanding of parliamentary practice and procedure;
• Meet the requirements of leadership and integrity as prescribed in Chapter Six of the Constitution.
• Have demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of County Assembly programmes.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating and managing the Legislative and Procedural services Department, Committee Services Department and Legal services Department, Sergeant at Arms Department and Budget Office;
• Assign, plan, monitor and evaluate work for Legislative Services Directorate staff;
• Develop work plans and budgets for the Directorate;
• Oversee the execution of the approved directorate work plans and budgets;
• Oversee performance management in the directorate;
• Oversee the preparation and submission of all monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the
• directorate;
• Preparation of draft board management papers for approval on matters relating to the
• Directorate;
• Oversee identification and documentation of training needs for the directorate staff;
• Participate in the development and review of the Institution’s strategic plan;
• Coordinate the identification of procurement needs of the directorate;
• Oversee the formulation and review of policies, guidelines and regulations for the directorate;
• Oversee the development and implementation of legislative drafting standards;
• Oversee the formulation of strategies for stakeholder consultations and engagements;
• Coordinate research to support policy and program development, and participate in the
• department’s policy/program projects as assigned;
• Oversee the analysis and evaluation of policy/program and preparation of analytical and
• statistical reports, for review/action;
• Oversee the preparation of a range of draft analyses, and policy/program reports, and briefing materials for use by senior management.

Requirements for Appointment

• Have at least 6 years relevant work experience, 3 of which must have been in a senior management position;
• Master’s degree from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree 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
• thorough understanding of national goals, policies and objectives;