Minimum Qualification: Bachelor Experience Level: Senior level Experience Length: 12 years – Grade TVETA 3 Vacancy No. TVETA/14/JUN.2018: Basic Salary Scale: Kshs. 114,300 – 151,200 pm
(a) Duties and Responsibilities Reporting to the Director, Standards Development, Compliance and Research, the Manager, Research and Development will be responsible for the following:
Coordinating studies and reviews in the TVET sector to inform policy;
Overseeing policy research to identity priority areas that require intervention;
Coordinating development and management of research data base for the Authority;
Conducting policy advocacy and creating collaborative partnerships with relevant government agencies, regulators and other stakeholders to influence TVET policies
Oversee monitoring and evaluation of systems for tracking TVET developments
Ensuring research findings are disseminated to relevant stakeholders.
(b) Requirements for Appointment For appointment to this grade, one must have: –
Served for a cumulative period of at least twelve (12) years in the Public Service, three (3) years of which must have been as a Principal Technical Education Officer/Principal Youth Training Officer or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service/Private Sector;
Bachelor’s degree in Education; OR Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Telecommunications, Mechanical, Automotive, Electronics, Construction Plant, Civil, Agricultural, Industrial Technology, Production Technology, Instrumentation and Control); Human Resource Management; Entrepreneurship; Agriculture; Livestock Production; Animal Health; Agricultural Economics; Computer Science; Information Technology; Library and Information Science; Commerce; Communication; Tourism; Hospitality/Hotel Management; Food Technology; Home Economics; Business Administration/Management; Sociology; Economics; Secretarial Studies; Supply Chain Management; Educational Psychological Counseling; and Guidance and Counseling or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education or Diploma in Technical Education from a recognized institution;
Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Education; Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive, Electronics, Telecommunication, Computer Science, Civil, Construction Plant, Agricultural, Industrial Technology, Production Technology, Instrumentation and Control); Information Systems; Information Technology; Library and Information Science; Information Communication Technology; Disaster Management; Agriculture; Livestock Production; Animal Health; Agricultural Economics; Project Management; Entrepreneurship; Communication; Human Resource; Food Technology; Education; Sociology; Economics; Business Administration; Business Management; Tourism; Supply Chain Management; Guidance and Counseling or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.
Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability required for effective performance of duties at this level;
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