For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• cumulative service period of twelve 12 years, two 2 of which must have been in the grade of Assistant Director Human Resource Management and Development, CSG 7 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science/Government, Anthropology or any other relevant Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya;
• membership to a relevant professional body where applicable; and
• demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• implementing human resource management and development policies, rules and regulations and analyzing their impact on performance management;
• advising the Authorized Officer on delegated powers including constitution of relevant committees and panels;
• coordinating the processing and verifying of the agenda and minutes for the Human Resource Management Advisory Committee;
• ensuring that professional human resource management standards are maintained;
• advising the Technical Departments in the Ministry/State Department on career and succession management, human resource planning and optimal utilization of human resources;
• coordinating the preparation of Personnel Emoluments PE budgets;
• coordinating the implementation of performance management systems including Staff Performance Appraisal System and the Rewards and Sanctions Framework;
• coordinating in-service training;
• ensuring the maintenance of Human Resource Information Systems including authorizing and safeguarding user rights;
• payroll management including cleansing and audit;
• coordinating and overseeing the preparation and presentation of agenda for Human Resource Management Advisory Committees and ensuring the implementation of the committee decisions;
• coordinating implementation of technical training assistance programmes;
• forecasting skill and competency requirements including administration of competency tests;
• overseeing preparation of training projections and plans;
• overseeing the budgeting, allocation and optimal utilization of training resources and opportunities;
• coordinating the preparation of human resource management and development reports; and
• overseeing the promotion of the values and principles of public service.