For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Development Studies, Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Sociology, Education, Entrepreneurship, Political Science or its equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities include:-

•  implementing policies, strategies, guidelines and other relevant frameworks pertaining to devolution;
• collecting and compiling data on emerging issues on programmes, policies, laws, regulations and guidelines on devolution;
• updating the status of devolution programs and projects;
• compiling data on intergovernmental disputes; and
• collecting and collating data on intergovernmental relations research