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:-

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Economics and Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, statistics, Actual Science, Social Science, Social Sciences, International Relations, Business Administration or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Collecting, collating and coding data on Key emerging social economic issues;
• Compiling data for policy analysis from policy tracking information system to identify legislative gaps and decision making;
• Preparing concept notes;
• Preparing training materials for sensitization of MDAs on the National policy Guidelines, citizen/stakeholders engagement framework and on best practices on policy formulation and implementation;
• Developing IEC on policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; and
• Assisting in preparation of monitoring and evaluation reports on implementation of the national government policies.