Kenya Institute of Supplies Management is a national body for professionals in the practice of procurement and supplies management in Kenya. The Institute draws its mandate from the Supplies Practitioners Management Act No.17 of 2007.

Job Summary:

The Director, Capacity Development and Accreditation will be responsible for capacity development including continuous professional development, internship and industrial relations, and accreditation.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accreditation of Institutions,

• Assessing qualifications of foreign persons;
• Developing evaluation tools for local and foreign supplies management programmes;
• Developing accreditation tools for supplies management programmes;
• Compiling all supplies management disciplines and their requirements;
• Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for accreditation;
• Developing accreditation standards and manuals; and
• Developing policy guidelines for accreditation.

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

• Developing continuing professional development programmes;
• Handling basic issues of CPD;
• Developing an annual calendar of activities for the CPD programme.
• Planning, arranging and coordinating all activities for continuing professional and training development.

Internship & Industrial Placement,

• Developing the curriculum for registration of supplies practitioners.
• Overseeing the development of tools necessary for conducting professional examinations for the purposes of registration;
• Overseeing development of the requirements for establishing the school of supplies management and the opportunities for learning, professional exposure and skills acquisition; and
• Developing tools for facilitating the internship programme.

PERSONS SPECIFICATIONS

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Purchasing and Supplies Management, Procurement and Supplies Management, Procurement, Commerce (Supplies Management Option) Business Administration (Supplies Management option), Administration, Finance, Human Resource, Law or Social sciences or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Purchasing and Supplies Management, Procurement and Supplies Management, Procurement, Commerce (Supplies Management Option) Business Administration (Supplies Management option), Administration, Finance, Human Resource, Law or Social sciences or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• At least twelve (12) years relevant working experience, five (5) years of which must have been in a senior management role.
• Attended a leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Registered by a relevant professional body/society.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• In addition to the professional qualifications, successful candidate will be required to meet the expectations of Chapter 6 on Leadership and Integrity

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Leadership, integrity and people management skills
• Communication Skills
• Customer service focus
• Strategic level thinking
• Change and transformation capabilities
• Management skills
• Analytical and decision making
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Innovative and creative thinking