Mombasa County is one of the 47 Counties of Kenya. Its capital and the only city in the county is Mombasa. Initially it was one of the former Districts of Kenya but in 2013 it was reconstituted as a county, on the same boundaries. It is the smallest county in Kenya, covering an area of 229.7 km2 excluding 65 km2 of water mass.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Overseeing the implementation and monitoring of project performance and carrying out research to promote sustainability of relevant and high-quality projects;
• Coordinating with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules;
• Meeting with project team members to identify and resolve issues;
• Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards;
• Preparing status reports by gathering, analysing, and summarizing relevant information;
• Establishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution;
• Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget;
• Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements;
• Enterprise Resource Planning project oversight;
• Providing daily management, monitoring and technical support with regards to the assigned project activities;
• Conducting on-going monitoring and evaluation of the performance against the targeted results in accordance with Corporation requirements and impact framework;
• Providing regular updates on a consistent basis to various internal and /or external Stakeholders and prepare progress reports as per the needs and in line with any specific
• Requirements in play and within the set deadlines;
• Conducting timely and sound financial management of the available resources as to ensure smooth project implementation within the set budget;
• Providing support in developing, updating and adapting relevant strategic or operational documentation for the projects;
• Coordinating and facilitating improved information and knowledge management within the team for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation, organizational learning and reporting, with a particular responsibility for maintaining and improving the activities databases/ lesson learnt log.
• Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer to develop, maintain and execute the Corporation’s plans

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field from a recognized University;
• Master’s Degree in a related field from a recognized University will be an added advantage;
• Have had experience in senior management for a period of not less than five (5) years
• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable;
• Have knowledge and a clear understanding of project management Proficiency in computer applications
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution

PERSONAL QUALITIES IN ADDITIONAL TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS.

• Leadership skills
• Communication skills
• Supervisory skills
• Monitoring and evaluation skills
• Strategic and innovative thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to mobilize resources
• Negotiation skills
• Collaboration skills