Assistant Director, Research & Planning

Job Specification Duties and responsibilities will entail: - Strategy and Planning

• Coordinating and developing the Board’s Corporate strategy and monitoring its implementation.
• Analyzing key performance indicators for the formulation of departmental plans, programs and activities aligned to the corporate Mission and Government.
• Coordinating the Performance Contracting process in liaison with other departmental representatives
• Coordinating the formulation of overall strategy for the organization
• Developing the strategic plan and aligning functional units with relevant government policies
• Undertaking strategy review in line with operating business environment and needs
• Developing strategic framework designed to proactively identify and respond to the changing market/environmental conditions, unplanned events and deviation from plans.
• Coordinating the organizational budget planning cycle through aligning of the budget and the strategic plan.
• Preparing periodic reports to relevant departments and authorities.
• Preparation of Division plans, budget and effectively managing Corporate Performance
• Coordinating the Performance Contracting process
• Compilation and Dissemination of various Monitoring & Evaluation reports
• Providing Performance Evaluation Feedback reports to departments
• Supervising development of corporate innovation strategies and annual innovation plan
• Supervising establishment and coordination of mainstreaming of innovative culture within the organization
• Establishing monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess innovation systems and programs.
• Overseeing generation and management of innovations
• Coordinating establishment and maintenance innovation platform

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Analyzing key performance indicators for the formulation of departmental plans, programs and activities aligned to the corporate Mission and Governmental priorities
• Coordinating the Performance Contracting process
• Conducting continuous Monitoring and Evaluation of the Strategy and making course correction
• Preparing periodic reports to relevant departments and authorities.
• Monitoring & evaluating all the Board’s programs and projects.
• Reviewing and Maintaining Monitoring & Evaluation framework
• Monitoring and Evaluating execution of the approved Corporate Performance Contract.
• Providing Performance Evaluation Feedback reports to departments
• Establishing the monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess innovation systems and programs.

Research

• Developing and implementing research strategy and annual research plan
• Planning, designing and carrying out research/surveys and preparing reports
• Coordinating the development and reviews of the Board’s policies, guidelines, procedures, and manuals in liaison with all departments.
• Managing outsourced research activities
• Disseminating and sensitizing the organization’s policies and guidelines.
• Facilitating development of new products and services through research in liaison with relevant departments.
• Carrying out periodic environmental analysis on emerging issues.
• Managing Board’s business intelligence system and activities
• Carrying out periodic data analysis and produce reports to inform decisions on core functions of the Board.
• Storing and reporting of vital statistics on the Board’s performance in core mandate
• Designing suitable tools for research and the reporting format of analyzed data to facilitate decision making.

Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management

• Carrying out periodic environmental analysis on business trends.
• Managing Board’s business intelligence system and activities
• Carrying out periodic data analysis and producing reports to inform decisions on core functions of the Board.
• Establishing guidelines on analysis, storage and reporting of vital statistics on the Board’s performance in core mandate
• Developing information resources management strategies and plan
• Managing online and physical resource center/library for efficiency in information gathering, storage and retrieval.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade an officer must have: -

• Served for a cumulative period of twelve (12) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Principal Planning Officer or in a comparable position.
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Statistics, Mathematics with Economics, Strategic Management, Business Development, Development Studies, and Business Administration or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Statistics, Mathematics with Economics, Strategic
• Management, Business Development, Development Studies, and Business Administration or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
• .Leadership Course lasting not less than Four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Membership of a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable.
• A valid practicing certificate where applicable.
• Certificate in computer applications; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Key competencies and skills

• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Strategic and innovative thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Negotiation skills
• Effective Decision Making
• Presentation Skills
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and multitask
• Planning and Organizing

Skills Required:

• Applied / Natural / Science
• Economics / Statistics
• Sales / Marketing / Business / Management
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development