Deputy Director, Research Innovation & Educational Assessment Resource Center

Person Specification

For appointment to this position, an officer must have:

• At least twelve (12) years of cumulative relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have served at management level;
  
• Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Planning, Project Management, Research or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  
• Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
  
• Proficiency in computer applications;
  
• Demonstrated merit in work performance;
  
• Membership to a professional body;
  
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya only for the successful applicants
  

Person Specification

For appointment to this position, an officer must have:

• At least twelve (12) years of cumulative relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have served at management level;
  
• Master's degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Planning, Project Management, Research or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  
• Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: Education, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
  
• Proficiency in computer applications;
  
• Demonstrated merit in work performance;
  
• Membership to a professional body;
  
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya only for the successful applicants
  

• Conducting research in educational assessment and monitoring learner’s achievement;
  
• Coordinating the conduct and participation in educational conferences;
  
• Coordinating collaborations and partnerships with other examinations/assessment bodies or organizations and individuals interested in collaboration with KNEC;
  
• Collaborating with other organizations/agencies/stakeholders on educational research initiatives;
  
• Coordinating training in educational assessment;
  
• Coordinating Innovation and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights;
  
• Coordinating knowledge management;
  
• Undertaking sales and marketing of KNEC services and products;
  
• Managing the KNEC Educational Assessment Resource center;
  
• Coordinating the development of capacity building course content;
  
• Identifying resource personnel for capacity building courses;
  
• Coordinating the sales and marketing of assessment products and services;
  
• Overseeing the preparation of annual work plans and budgets;
  
• Proposing training and development interventions for the staff in the Department;
  
• Coordinating the implementation of the performance management system in the department.