The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948; Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments; At independence in 1963 it was enshrined in the constitution and renamed Public Service Commission; Independence Constitution had Regional PSC’s but abolished in 1964 following constitutional amendments; It is the oldest Constitutional Commission and its mandate has expanded over the years.

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

• Served for a minimum period of eight (8) years, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Senior Management Analyst, CSG 9 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Organization Design and Development, Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Government/Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Law or any other relevant Social Science from a University recognized in Kenya;
• Certificate in Management Consulting Skills lasting not less than four (4) weeks or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body; and
• Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, frameworks and procedures pertaining to management consultancy services;
• Organizing teams in providing management consultancy services in Ministries Departments, Agencies and Counties (MDACs);
• Providing technical support on merging and delinking of Ministries/Department and agencies;
• Undertaking the restructuring/reorganization and rationalization of MDACs;
• Carrying out organizational studies/reviews and workload analysis in the Public Service;
• Preparing Terms of References (TORs) and work plans for consultancy assignments;
• Developing, reviewing and harmonizing grading structures and nomenclatures/designation titles in the Public Service;
• Developing and reviewing models and techniques for undertaking organizational review, job analysis and workload analysis, in the public service;
• Developing and reviewing career guidelines for MDACs;
• Updating and maintaining the management consultancy services database;
• Validating reports developed by contracted management consultants and task force;
• Developing and reviewing staffing norms and standards for MDACs; and
• Coaching, mentoring and managing staff performance working under their purview; and
• Preparing work plans, annual plans, performance targets and budgets.