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 ten (10) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Enterprise Development CSG 7 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Finance, Banking and Finance, Actuarial Science, Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Management, Enterprise Management, Business Management, Project Planning, Marketing, Information Technology, Information Communication Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Statistics and Programing, Communication and Public Relations, Media and Digital Communication, Public Communication, Education, Business Administration, Arts and Design or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in any of the above disciplines: Economics, Finance, Banking and Finance, Strategic Management, Public Policy and Administration, Actuarial Science, Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, Marketing Management, Project Planning, Information Technology, Information Communication Technology, Computer Science, Statistics and Programing, Public Communication, Business Administration, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated technical and professional competence, managerial capability, and a thorough understanding of MSMEs and ability to relate to national development goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will report to the Secretary, MSMEs for effective management and administration of the Directorate of MSMEs Policy and Research. Duties and responsibilitiesat this level will include:-

• Promoting and overseeing the development of integrated MSMEs infrastructure, designing and development of an MSMEs integrated information system and promotion of e-commerce mechanisms for MSMEs in partnership with stakeholders;
• Validating the specifications for design and development of MSMEs integrated information system;
• Coordinating trade fairs and exhibitions for MSMEs products and services;
• Enhancing liaison between stakeholders on linkages for MSMEs products and services to domestic and export markets;
• Coordinating with the relevant stakeholders for promotion of business innovation, incubation and product improvement for MSMEs and developing training programs on e-commerce mechanisms for MSMEs;
• Promoting establishment of production clusters and partnership with relevant stakeholders;
• Promoting development of cottage industry, product standardization and aggregation, business franchising and stakeholder engagement to inculcate entrepreneurship skills and culture;
• Engaging with stakeholders and validating guidelines on enforcement of preference in Government to products and services of the MSMEs;
• Facilitating development of a database software for MSMEs and collaborating with stakeholders to support technology up gradation and modernization;
• Overseeing registration of MSMEs and development of a one-stop digital marketing platform for MSMEs products and services and promoting partnerships with stakeholders on development of one-stop digital marketing platform for MSMEs Products and services;
• Promoting startups in the MSMEs sector and fostering MSMEs business process reengineering;
• Developing and promoting the capacity of MSMEs in aggregation and value addition of local products for identified production clusters; and
• Establishing aggregation and quality control centers for MSMEs products to enhance productivity and competitiveness of MSMEs.