Director – County Delivery Unit at Meru County

Job Description Meru County is located on the Eastern side of the Mt Kenya covering 6, square kilometers. It is strategically placed bordering Isiolo County to the North, Tharaka County to the South West, Nyeri County to the South West and Laikipia County to the West. The county has a population of 1,, million people. Our vision is green united prosperous model county. Our mission is facilitate sustainable development and wealth creation in the County through commerce, technological innovations and industrialization that leverages on our skilled human resources, agriculture, wildlife, bio-diversity and cultural heritage.Vacancy no. MCPSB /01/05/ Duties and Responsibilities. Translate and monitor Governor’s commitments into action plans, budgets and timelines.Liaise with County line departments monitoring officials to keep track of the implementation and status of Governor’s priority projects.Solicit and analyze public opinions on priority projects to advise decision making processes for the county.Support line ministries to draw action plans and rapid result initiatives for priority projects.Implement and manage public participation and information system on development matters.Organize inter-ministerial field missions on key priority projects, identify bottlenecks and millstones to inform and advice the Governor’s office.Provide analysis and recommendations to the county executive and external engagement. Requirements for appointment For appointment to his grade, an officer must have: – Served in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum period of five years;A university degree in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, Human Resource Management/Development, Building/Land Economics, Law, Commerce, Engineering or in any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.Good knowledge of the development sector and international affairs.Strong project management, research and analytical skills.