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 five (5) years in the field of Management Consultancy, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development or Organizational Development, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Management Analyst CSG 9  and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Economics/Statistics, Organization Design and Development, Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Government/Political Science, Public Administration or any other relevant Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Demonstrable experience in workload analysis and staffing norms; and
• Membership to a relevant Professional body (where applicable).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertaking review and implementation of organizational structures, staff establishment proposals from Ministries/Departments/Agencies and other Public Service institutions and aligning them with their respective mandates;
• Providing technical support and advice to Ministries/Departments and other Public Service organizations with a view to identifying organizational and operational challenges;
• Providing technical support and institutional advisory services to County Governments on Human Resource Management matters;
• Analysing, reconciling, updating and maintenance of staff establishment data in the Public Service;
• Analysing staff establishment data to facilitate review of organization structures and succession management;
• Analysing and evaluating organizational structures and staff establishment proposals from Ministries/Departments and other Public Service organizations to inform determination of optimal staffing levels;
• Undertaking workload analysis, operational analysis, job analysis, job evaluation and grading in Ministries/Departments and other public organizations with a view to determine optimal staffing levels;
• Generating reports based on the analysis of organizational structures and staff establishment data from Ministries/Departments and other Public Service organizations;
• Initiating the development of job descriptions and specifications in career management;
• Preparing board papers/briefs, agenda and minutes and making recommendations for the County Appeals and Devolution Matters Committee and Commission Board;
• Initiating the development of succession plans for the Public Service; and
• Undertaking periodic and ad hoc assignments in areas of organizational design, functional analysis, job evaluation, grading, and succession management.