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, a candidate must have:

• Served for a minimum period of five (5) years in applied research or monitoring and evaluating policies, projects and programmes or related field, three (3) of which should be at CSG 9  and above or  in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following fields; Economics, Statistics, Operations Research, monitoring and evaluation, data science or any other comparable qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to National Values and Principles of Governance and Values and Principles of Public Service; and
• Demonstrable experience in big data analytics will be an added advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participating in the evaluation of policies, systems and procedures that promotes effectiveness and efficiency in the public service;
• Participating in monitoring and evaluation on the organization, administration and personnel practices in public institutions;
• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation status of Public Service Commission’s and Departmental Human Resource Advisory Committee decisions and file quarterly returns;
• Participating in the efficiency and governance surveys;
• Participating in formulation and implementation of procedures and strategies for effective discharge of monitoring and evaluation function;
• Drafting briefs and reports for the Compliance and Quality Assurance Committee;
• Participating in investigating organization, administration and personnel practices in public institutions;
• Providing  technical support on M&E in the public service;
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time.