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, an officer must have: –

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years as a Finance Officer in CSG 11 and above  or a comparable or relevant grade in the Public Service;
• A Bachelors degree in Commerce (Finance), Business Administration, Economics, business Management or a related field from a university recognized in Kenya;  and
• A Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA [K]).

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Gather, compile and analyze information on commitment and expenditure trends and initiate appropriate corrective actions as may be required;
• Control expenditure commitments at the commission to ensure alignment with the institutional strategy;
• Preparing quarterly expenditure forecasts for senior management review;
• Processing and prepare medium term expenditure framework budget;
• Compiling information required on budget monitoring and expenditure control including expenditures on salaries and allowance;
• Loading budget estimates into the budget Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) online;
• Receiving, verify and consolidate budgets from all departments to ensure the achievement of the directorate objectives strategy to ensure alignment with the institutional strategy.