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Programme Officer II

Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK) Kenya Full Time Posted 2026-09-24
CountyNairobiCityNot specifiedContractFull TimePosted2026-09-24Close dateNot specifiedExperienceNot specifiedSourceMyJobMag Kenya
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Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK) is recruiting Programme Officer II for 2 posts in Nairobi. This is an entry and training grade for officers in the social or public service sector, involving research, data collection, analysis, and support for public sector reforms. Applicants must hold a relevant bachelor's degree from a recognized university.

  • 2 posts available at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)
  • Entry and training grade in social or public service sector
  • Bachelor's degree required in Economics, Planning, Public Administration, Law, or related fields
  • Duties include research, data analysis, and support for public sector reforms
  • Apply online via pscims.publicservice.go.ke

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  • 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 Constitut...
  • Programme Officer II - 2 Posts
  • Job Type
  • Full Time
  • Qualification
  • BA/BSc/HND

Experience

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Project and Program Management

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Economics & Statistics, Planning and Project Management, Political Science/Government, Political Science, Public Administration or Law from a university recognized in Kenya.

Duties and

Responsibilities

  • This is an entry and training grade for officers in the social or public service sector. An officer at this level maybe deployed in any of the following:
  • Social Sector
  • Public Service Sector
  • At Social Sector
  • The duties and
  • at this level will include: -
  • undertaking research for resource mobilization;
  • collecting and analyzing data on social sector reforms;
  • collecting and collating data for Special Government Initiatives;
  • preparing data collection tools for tracking the institutionalization of Special Government Initiatives in public sector institutions.
  • At Public Service Sector
  • The duties and
  • at this level will entail:
  • collecting, collating and compiling data on the implementation of Public Sector Reforms;
  • collecting data for Business Process Re-engineering (BPR);
  • undertaking training and capacity-building for MDAs implementing Public Sector Reforms;
  • collecting and collating data on thematic areas on innovation and incubation of public sector reforms;
  • collecting data on for technical advice to support MDAs on Public Sector Reforms; and
  • updating in information in the Central Database for public sector reforms.
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