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

• Assist in overseeing the implementation and monitoring of project performance;
• Assist in supervising a wide range of duties which include planning the delivery of overall Program and its activities in accordance with the mission and the goals of the corporation;
• Monitoring approved expenditures of a project; prepare financial statements as well as maintaining records pertaining to activities in that particular area;
• Preparing and monitoring of project/ programme implementation;
• 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, analyzing, 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;
• Coordinating the development of user manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the clients;
• Obtaining customer acceptance of project deliverables;
• Managing customer satisfaction within the project transition period;
• Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements;
• Enterprise Resource Planning project oversight;
• Providing daily management, monitoring and technical support as regards the assigned project;
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

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 management for a period of not less than three (3) years;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

PERSONAL QUALITIES, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES IN ADDITIONAL TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS.

• Leadership skills
• Communication skills
• Team building
• Conflict management
• Monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strategic and innovative thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Collaboration skills