Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:
Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in any the following fields Economics and Mathematics, Statistics, Law, Strategic Management, Business Development, Development Studies, and Business Administration or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
• Member of a relevant professional body in good standing where applicable;
• A supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage
Previous relevant work experience required.
• A minimum of four (4) years’ experience in a comparable organization.

Functional Skills:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Analytical skills
• Report writing skills
• Planning skills
• Data Analysis
• Communication

Behavioral Competencies/ Attributes:
• Team player
• Attention to detail
• Dependability
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010

Responsibilities:
The job holder is responsible for participating in supporting the corporate planning activities and research activities in accordance with the institutional policies.
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
• Participating in the development of the strategic plan in line with the institution and relevant government policies;
• Participating in undertaking strategy review in line with operating business environment and needs;
• Contributing to the organizational budget planning cycle through aligning of the budget and the strategic plan;
• Carrying out periodic environmental analysis on emerging issues including periodic market surveys;
• Carrying out periodic data analysis and prepare reports to inform decisions on core functions of the Board;
• Preparing and pretesting data collection tools for planning;
• Collecting, collating and processing planning data;
• Entering and analyzing data
• Reviewing collected data for accuracy, analyzing and preparing corporate plans;
• Contributing to discussions about study design and document all study decisions;
• Undertaking cleaning and processing of strategy and research data collected from stakeholders;
• Participating in preparation of research project completion reports;
• Preparing, editing and publishing research results;
• Collating the strategy implementation log frame;
• Creating and editing informational documents and presentations;
• Taking, typing, and distributing notes from strategy, research and other brainstorming meetings; and
• Maintaining the departmental risk register as the departmental risk champion.
Financial Responsibility:
• Development of section budget
• Approval of section expenditures
Responsibility for physical assets around the area of work:
• Responsible for physical departmental assets assigned by the institution
• Provide oversight for all the sectional institutional physical assets
Problem Solving;
The job holder will be required to solve the following type of problems
• Problems within the department which are related to the core business of the department.
Communication
The job holder will need to understand the following information to discharge his/her mandate:
• Detailed verbal and written instructions or requests from universities, students, the Ministry of Education on matters of university education financing;
• In depth technical reports, proposals or project briefs affecting the universities, the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Planning and National Treasury.
• Drafting of internal or external newsletters, general articles or content for newspapers, journals, magazines or internet sites
• Drawing up and amending contracts/drafting of legal documents
• Detailed verbal or written instructions or requests to contractors/service providers
Decision Making/ Job Influence:
• Allocation of work to staff;
• The individual holder will regularly negotiate and persuade with internal and external stakeholders;

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Use the link below to apply.
https://recruitment.ufb.go.ke

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