CHIEF ECONOMIST/STATISTICIAN, (DIRECTOR ECONOMIC PLANNING AND BUDGETING)

     i.        Served in the grade of Principal Economist/ Principal Statistician Job Group ‘P’ and above for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;

   ii.        Attained qualifications in Economics or Statistics of at least Masters of Arts (MA), Masters of Science (MSc.) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil.) level or their equivalent recognized qualifications.

  iii.        Demonstrated outstanding professional competence matched with proper appreciation of the country's economic development needs at the national, sectoral and regional levels and the strategies necessary to meet them; and

  iv.        Demonstrated a high degree of administrative capability coupled with wide experience in economic planning or in the production and interpretation of statistical data. 

            i.        Direction of economic planning functions or production of statistical data at the county level;

          ii.        Co-ordination and formulation of county development strategies, policies and programmes and for collation and presentation of statistical data in the form of survey reports or bulletins;

         iii.        Preparation of county development plans and co-ordination of county positions on international economic subjects;

         iv.        Monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes;

           v.        Planning and management of human resources, projection of manpower needs and training to meet county development objectives, population surveys and compilation of data for planning and social services, manpower surveys and, in conjunction with the County Public Service Board, undertaking labor force studies and monitoring unemployment in the county;

         vi.        Assisting in collection, collation, processing and administration of statistical data in accordance with the Statistics Act;

        vii.        Formulating coordinated strategies, policies and programmes for the harmonious development of the economic sectors, carrying out Sectoral studies and research, monitoring changes in key indicators of sectoral economic structure, trends and efficiency; and

      viii.        Supervising of officers in his/her division.