For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three 3 years in the grade of Principal Enterprise Development Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Finance, Banking and Finance, Actuarial Science, Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Management, Enterprise Management, Business Management, Project Planning, Marketing, Information Technology, Information Communication Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Statistics and Programing, Communication and Public Relations, Media and Digital Communication, Public Communication, Education, Business Administration, Arts and Design or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable; and
• Demonstrated technical competence as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will report to the Deputy Director, duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Reviewing information from the Financial Agencies on MSMEs beneficiaries for promotion, development and enhancement of competitiveness of MSMEs;
• Monitoring and evaluating support mechanisms for progressive credit policies and practices targeting MSMEs;
• Reviewing guidelines on Investment, Insurance and Risk management for MSMEs;
• Developing resource mobilization strategies for MSMEs;
• Monitoring the implementation of guidelines on Investment, Insurance and Risk management for MSMEs and identifying investors for various MSMEs sub-sectors;
• Preparing report on credit scoring and digital lending from financial institutions and agencies;
• Promoting the development of credit products by financial institutions, private, public and other partners for MSMEs;
• Developing tools for monitoring the flow of credit from financial institutions, private, public and other partners;
• Preparing reports on financial inclusion of youth, women and vulnerable groups, the findings on Financial Inclusion Fund and other Funds and analyzing research findings on mortgage uptake by MSMEs;
• Maintaining a clustered database for related MSMEs and Large Enterprises to promote partnership and collaborations;
• Developing guidelines for benchmarking and leveraging on MSMEs products and services;
• Developing reporting tools on implementation of MSMEs policies and programs in MDACs, private sector, development partners and non-governmental organizations; and
• Promoting a savings culture and social security among MSMEs