Vihiga County Government Deputy Director Monitoring and Evaluation Job

The Deputy Director Monitoring and Evaluation shall report to the Chief Officer Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation in the County Government of Vihiga.

An officer at this level will be based at the County Headquarters and will be responsible for the coordination of activities in Monitoring and Evaluation section in the County Government.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Director monitoring and Evaluation in the day to day of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation section;
• Direction of Economic planning functions or production of statistical data at the County level;
• Coordination and formulation of county development strategies, policies and programs within the department responsible for the County’s Economic Planning and in other departments’ collation and presentation of statistical data from the survey reports and bulletins;
• Preparation of county development plans and coordination of county positions on international economic subjects;
• Monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs;
• Planning and management of human resources, projection of manpower needs and training to meet County development objectives, population surveys and compilation of data for planning and social services, manpower surveys and in conjunction with the department responsible for employment, undertaking labor force studies and monitoring unemployment in the county;
• Assist in collection, collation, processing and administration of statistical data in accordance with the Statistics Act;
• Formulating coordinated strategies, policies and programmes for the harmonious development of the economic sectors, carrying out sectoral studies and research, monitoring changes in key indicators of sectoral economic structures, trends and efficiency;
• Perform other duties related to the field as assigned from time to time.

Minimum Requirements

• Be a Kenyan Citizen;
• Must have served in the grade of Deputy Chief Economist Deputy Chief Statistician for at least three (3) years or other comparable and relevant position in economic Planning or a compilation and production of statistical data county Economic planning and public sector for at least twelve (12) years of which three (3) years must be at a Senior Economic policy Research/Planning position;
• Must have attained qualifications in Economics or Statistics at least Masters of Arts (MA), Masters of Science (Msc or Master of  Philosophy (MPhil) level or their equivalent recognized qualification 
• Must satisfy the provisions of chapter six of the Constitution of Ken 2010.

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application with copies of their National Identity / passport, Academic & Professional certificates and current Chapter Six compliance certificates to the undersigned on or before 19th day of April 2024

SECRETARY/CEO VIHIGA COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
P.O BOX 880-50300

MARAGOLI.

Please Note

• County Government of Vihiga is an equal opportunity employer and encourages People Living with Disabilities, Youth and Women to apply.
• County Public Service Board does not charge any recruitment fee whatsoever. Do Not Pay Money to Fraudsters because Our services are absolutely free
• Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification
• Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.
• Those with certificates from foreign institutions must have them certified by the relevant authority.