For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• cumulative service period of eighteen 18 years, three 3 of which must have been in the grade of Director, Economic Planning, CSG 5, or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Economics and Finance, Economics and Statistics, or any related field from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters Degree in any of the following fields: Economics Policy Management, Multilateral Trading Systems, Econometrics, Public Finance, Development, Environment, Agriculture, International Trade and Finance, Cooperation and Human Development, Transport, Labour, Industrial, Statistics, Project Planning and Management, Philosophy in Economics, Public Policy, Economics of Development or Rural Economics from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution;
• membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
• demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• demonstrated a clear understanding of the National development policies, goals, and objectives and the ability to integrate them into the Economic Planning Function.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Economic Planning Secretary will be responsible to the Director General for Economic Planning. Duties and responsibilities will include:

• coordinating the formulation, implementation, and review of economic planning policies, strategies, legislation, standards, guidelines, and procedures;
• coordinating the linkage between economic policies, planning, and budgeting;
• developing frameworks for sector collaborations and stakeholder engagements to promote the realization of national plans and policies;
• coordinating the formulation, domestication, implementation, tracking, and reporting on regional and international economic partnerships and frameworks, including Sustainable Development Goals SDGs, African Union AU Agenda 2063, and East African Community EAC Vision 2050;
• coordinating the implementation of donor-funded multisectoral programmes and projects;
• coordinating intergovernmental development planning affairs, and integration of the county and national economic planning;
• coordinating technical assistance to Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and Counties MDACs on economic planning;
• coordinating socio-economic research, modelling and forecasting, public policy analysis, and adoption of technology and innovation;
• coordinating national and sectoral statistics, and population management;
• ensuring the formulation and review of policies, guidelines, norms, standards frameworks, procedures, and toolkits for monitoring and evaluation, and project management at the National and County governments;
• coordinating management of the National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System NIMES;
• coordinating strategic planning, budgeting, performance, and risk management;
• establishing and maintaining programmes and projects portfolio; and
• providing liaison with Central Planning and Project Monitoring Departments CPPMDs across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies MDAs on economic planning functions.