Deputy Director, KIHBT Job PSCK

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Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• cumulative service period of twelve (12) years, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Principal Lecturer KIHBT, CSG 7 or in comparable and relevant position in the public service;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: – Civil Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geospatial Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Mechatronics Engineering, Architecture or its equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
• registered by a relevant professional body;
• registered as a professional and corporate member of the relevant professional body;
• a Certificate in Training of Trainers lasting not less than four (4) weeks
  • OR
• a Diploma in Technical Education or Postgraduate Diploma in Education; and
• demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this grade may be deployed as a Deputy Director/Registrar or Deputy Director, Training and Capacity Building at the Headquarters or to head a Constituent Campus as a Principal. Duties and responsibilities will include: –

• developing and implementing strategy for the Institute on student recruitment including widening participation, international student experience, student progress, graduation, academic quality, standards and employability;
• organizing orientation programmes for new trainees in all campuses;
• creating and maintaining an up-to-date database of trainees for all KIHBT campuses;
• ensuring that critical academic processes are sustained to meet statutory and contractual requirements, and that the Institute’s academic regulatory framework is fit for purpose and compliant with external agency requirements (e.g. CUE, CLE, HELB, KUCCPS and other government agencies);
• inducting new lecturers/instructors;
• liaising with donor agencies for provision of Scholarships/Fellowships; 
• ensuring that the HELB Loan Scheme is properly administered;
• keeping custody of academic rules and regulations, practices and norms:
• keeping custody of all students’ Academic Transcripts and Certificates;
• initiating proposals on generating student fee income and the review of students’ fees;
• contributing to the strategic management and development of the Institute as a member of the Management team;
• working with the Institute’s Financial Resourcing Division to ensure that the allocation of resources promotes and enables the Institute’s strategic academic objectives, and that there are effective controls in place to support prudent financial and strategic management of academic  resources;
• developing proactive relationships with relevant external stakeholders and monitor developments in best practice within the HE sectors ensuring that creative solutions are incorporated into strategies/policies/ procedures in the academic process;
• preparing reports; and
• coaching and mentoring of staff

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