Director, Corporate Services

Director, Corporate Services

• The Director, Corporate Services will be responsible to the Chief Executive Officer for overall coordination and management of corporate services functions in the Agency.
• Overseeing formulation, implementation and review of policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, procedures and programmes relating to finance and accounts; human resource management and administration; planning and research; corporate communications; and information, communication and technology.
• Ensuring development of performance management strategies at the Agency
• Overseeing preparation and implementation of the Agency's personnel emoluments budgets.
• Coordinating the establishment and management of the Agency's registries and ensuring safe custody of all records.
• Ensuring adequate office accommodation for the Agency
• Ensuring prudent utilization of the Agency's resources, facilities and equipment.
• Ensuring effective implementation and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Overseeing establishment and implementation of information management systems in the provision of corporate services.
• Ensuring establishment and maintenance of up-to-date inventories of the Agency's equipment and facilities.
• Ensuring gender and disability mainstreaming at the Agency.
• Overseeing administration and implementation of the Agency's staff welfare programmes.
• Ensuring a conducive work environment at the Agency.
• Ensuring promotion of corporate image and brand of the Agency.
• Overseeing the dissemination of official communication of the Agency through press releases, newsletters, features, speeches, articles media supplements and documentaries.
• Ensuring implementation of the Agency's corporate social responsibility.
• Coordinating preparation of reports and responses to parliamentary questions.
• Coordinating the planning and budgeting for corporate services activities and programmes.
• Ensuring capacity building and management of staff performance at the Agency.
• Coordinating preparation of the Agency's Public Expenditure Review (PER) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).

Requirements

• Cumulative period of (15) years' relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have been the grade of Assistant Director and above in a relevant specialization or in a comparable position.
• Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Human Resource Management/ Development, Public Administration, Commerce (Accounting/ Finance Option), Finance, Economics, Business Management/Administration, Social Sciences or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: - Human Resource Management/ Development, Public Administration, Commerce (Accounting/ Finance Option), Finance, Economics, Business Administration/Management, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Leadership lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable and in good standing.
• A valid professional certificate/license from a relevant professional body where applicable;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to management of the corporate services function.