Director (Placement Coordination & Career Services) at Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

Director, Placement Coordination & Career Services

KUCCPS 2

Ref. Code KUCCPS 043/20

Responsible to the CEO for the overall management and administration of the Placement Coordination and Career Development Directorate.

Successful applicant will be hired on a five-year contract terms renewable on mutual agreement and subject to meeting set performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating the development of policies and procedures;
• Coordinating, reviewing and updating criteria for placement of government sponsored students;
• Coordinating provision of the updated criteria for placement of government sponsored students to universities and colleges;
• Coordinating the maintenance of an updated data base with students’ data from KNEC;
• Coordinating registration of eligible institutions and their programmes for placement;
• Coordinating the receipt, validation and updating of the declared capacities for universities and colleges programmes;
• Coordinating the guidance of students on application processes;
• Coordinating the receiving of data on students’ application to universities and colleges;
• Coordinating the Processing of Placement of students to Universities and Colleges;
• Coordinating the processing of Inter Institution Transfers;
• Coordinating the maintenance an updated database of placement returns from Universities and Colleges;
• Coordinating the provision of a platform for stakeholder engagement and consultations on matters of placement;
• Coordinating development of policies and procedures;
• Coordinating development, reviewing and updating of programmes for career development;
• Coordinating the implementation of approved policies, strategies and programmes for career development;
• Coordinating sensitization of students on the relationship between career paths, programmes offered at universities and colleges, and subjects undertaken in schools;
• Coordinating the provision of career guidance and counseling services to teachers, parents and other stakeholders; and
• Coordinating the development of specifications for use of information Communications Technology in career development.

Minimum Requirement

For appointment to this position, a candidate must:

• Have a minimum period twelve (12) years relevant work experience and at least five (5) years in a management position in the Public Service or in the Private Sector;
• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields:- Education, Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Studies or Development Studies or other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• 3. Have a Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Education, Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Studies or Development Studies or other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Have professional qualification and membership to a relevant professional body;
• Leadership Course lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution; and
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity. Applicants should have clearance certificates from the following bodies:
  • Kenya Revenue Authority;
  • Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
  • Higher Educations Loans Board;
  • A licensed Credit Reference Bureau;
  • Directorate of Criminal Investigations