Job Purpose

• The purpose of this job is to plan, coordinate, direct, supervise and guide the activities related of strategy, planning, quality management, risk management, research, resource mobilization and partnerships for the achievement of the Authority’s strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

 Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Spearhead preparation, implementation and review of departmental budgets, work plans, procurement and disposal plans and activity schedules;
• Lead formulation, implementation and review of risk and quality management frameworks that are mainstreamed in the operations of the department;
• Promote adherence to the principles of good governance, ethics and integrity in the departments;
• Provide leadership in the formulation and implementation of corruption prevention and mitigation strategies in the departments;
• Spearhead implementation of departmental resource mobilization activities; and
• Facilitate effective communication and strategic linkages/partnerships/ collaborations with the department’s relevant internal/external stakeholders.

Planning

• Coordinate the development, review and implementation of Authority’s strategic plan, work plan and performance contract and realigning them to the budget;
• Coordinate the Authority’s performance contract in relation to setting targets, negotiations, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting;
• Lead in the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of performance contract, strategic and operational plans to ensure that planned objectives and expected outcomes are achieved;
• Oversee the development and implementation of planning instruments, tools and systems for the Authority;
• Oversee the development and implementation of a framework of planning in support of the Authority programmes;
• Promoting public-private partnerships to promote sustainable strategic flagship programs;
• Coordinate the integrating various business project implementation initiatives in line with the strategic plan; and
• Coordinating performance management and development of Authority work plans.

Resource Mobilization, Partnerships and Linkages

• Lead in the development, implementation and reviewing the resource mobilization and partnerships, strategies, standards, guidelines and procedures;
• Lead in the development, review and updating of a Resource Mobilization Framework that will guide interactions with potential investors, collaborators, partners, donors and other relevant stakeholders on financing the Authority development programmes;
• Oversee the identification of sources of funding;
• Oversee the development of partnerships and funding proposals;
• Coordinate the identifying methods for mobilization of donations, grants, gifts and endowments from both public and private sectors;
• Mobilize resources for financing the Authority start-ups and strategic projects;
• Oversee the development of a data base on development partners and donors and their funded projects;
• Facilitate constructive engagements with potential investors, collaborators, partners, donors and other relevant stakeholders on financing the Authority development programmes;
• Build and maintain good relationships, linkages with investors, donors and development partners and other stakeholders; and
• Develop, review and update the Authority’s stakeholder framework.

Research and Innovation

• Oversee the internal research activities;
• Oversee the carrying out of research to promote sustainability of high quality products, marketing and other activities;
• Monitor the implementation of strategic and operational plans to ensure quality, timeliness and results in relation to planned objectives and expected outcomes; and
• Monitor and evaluation and impact assessment of the Authority’s programmes and projects.

Quality Assurance

• Oversee the provision of training and awareness to the Authority staff to build capacity on quality management culture at the Authority;
• Lead in the development and review of policies, procedures standards, systems and procedures in quality management within the Authority;
• Lead in the preparation and implementation of the Authority’s quality management system through quality management programmes;
• Provide leadership in the implementation of business process reengineering initiatives within the Authority;
• Communicate best practices and emerging issues on quality and risk management.

Risk Management

• Provide leadership in the development of risk management policies and strategies;
• Oversee the planning, designing, implementing and coordinating Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) activities within the Authority;
• Oversee the identification, evaluation and recommending possible risk mitigation measures and opportunities in the Authority’s functional areas;
• Review the report on risks;
• Coordinate training and sensitization of the Authority staff to adapt a risk management culture at the Authority;
• Coordinate the implementation of business process reengineering
• Advise on best practices and emerging issues on quality and risk management.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Advises the Director, Strategy and Planning on the implementation of the operations of the departments;
• Handle day to day administrative and operational affairs of the Directorate in compliance with policy, regulatory and statutory requirements;
• Assign and delegate duties and responsibilities,
• Supervise and monitor performance of staff in the departments;
• Verify & recommend for approval by Director Strategy and Planning draft statutory reports prepared by the Principal Planning Officers;
• Verify & recommend for approval by Director Strategy and Planning monitoring and evaluation reports relating to the Authority’s strategic plan, performance contract and work plan;
• Negotiate for resources from stakeholders;
• Report on the impact of business researches that have been carried out;
• Mentor, coach and guide planning officers in the performance of their duties and responsibilities;
• Provide relevant information from the department’s activities to other internal departments and external stakeholders/partners through the Director, Strategy and Planning;
• Implement good governance, quality and risk management policies and strategies of the Authority in the Directorate;
• Articulate issues related to the Directorate in various forums;
• Oversee the implementation and review of departmental budgets, procurement and asset disposal plans and work- plans;
• Prepare responses to Board resolutions regarding the department’s activities; and
• Chairs departmental meetings.

Job Dimensions:

Financial Responsibility

• Provide leadership in the formulation and implementation of the directorate’s approved budget and procurement and asset disposal plan;
• Approve the directorate’s expenditure; and
• Responsible for resource mobilization within the Directorate.

Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Takes full responsibility of the assets in the Directorate; and
• Reports to the Head of Procurement through head of Administration on all assets under his/her care which require to be disposed.

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Strategic decisions
• Managerial decisions
• Operational decisions
• Analytical Decisions
• Tactical Decisions

Working Conditions

• Predominantly works in office setting at the headquarters with occasional international and local travels; and
• Operates beyond legislated timelines and strict deadlines resulting to long working hours.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications

• Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Strategic Management, Project Planning and Management, Economics and Development Studies, Statistics, Business, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Strategic Management, Project Planning and Management, Economics and Development Studies, Statistics, Business, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution or its equivalent or its equivalent;

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable

Previous relevant work experience required.

• A minimum period of Ten (10) years relevant work experience, four (4) years of which should have been the level of management

Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:

• Strategic thinking;
• Change and risk Management;
• Policy formulation;
• Resource management;
• Analytical skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Communication skills;
• Coaching and mentoring;
• Integrity and ethical;
• Collaborations and partnership;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Managing projects; and
• Team management.