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. The Commission then constituted of a chairman, a deputy chairman and fifteen members all appointed by the President. The Commission, since then, has handled matters of human resource management in the public service especially the civil service and local authorities. Constitution of Kenya, 2010 promulgated on 27th August 2010 reconstituted the Commission with a redefined and expanded mandate and a lean membership.

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

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of  Principal Research Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant  position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated managerial and administrative capability and professional competence in work performance and results

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Formulating and implementing pf research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
• Developing of research proposals and programmes;
• Coordinating research on matters;
• Coordinating generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
• Establishing and maintaining resource information center for Lands matters;
• Developing and implementing knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
• Monitoring legislation and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sector;
• Undertaking capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
• Developing strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sectors;
• Organizing forums with local and international partners to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
• Analyzing research and benchmark study reports on best practices in lands matters