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Director, Capacity Development and Accreditation at Kenya Institute of Supplies Management

Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
July 29, 2026
Full-time
On-site
JOB SUMMARY

The Director, Capacity Development and Accreditation will be responsible for capacity development including continuous professional development, internship and industrial placement, and accreditation.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)


Developing continuing professional development programmes
Handling basic issues of CPD
Developing an annual calendar of activities for the CPD programme
Planning, arranging and coordinating all activities for continuing professional and training development


Internship & Industrial Placement


Developing the curriculum for registration of supplies practitioners
Overseeing the development of tools necessary for conducting professional examinations for registration
Overseeing development of requirements for establishing the school of supplies management, and opportunities for learning, professional exposure and skills acquisition
Developing tools for facilitating the internship programme


Accreditation of Institutions


Assessing qualifications of foreign persons
Developing evaluation tools for local and foreign supplies management programmes
Developing accreditation tools for supplies management programmes
Compiling all supplies management disciplines and their requirements
Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for accreditation
Developing accreditation standards and manuals
Developing policy guidelines for accreditation


PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:


Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Purchasing and Supplies Management, Procurement and Supplies Management, Procurement, Commerce (Supplies Management Option), Business Administration (Supplies Management option), Administration, Finance, Human Resource, Law or Social Sciences, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
Master's degree in any of the above disciplines or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
At least twelve (12) years relevant working experience, five (5) years of which must have been in a senior management role
Attended a leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
A valid Membership with a current practising License
Proficiency in computer applications
Meet the expectations of Chapter Six on Leadership and Integrity


SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES


Leadership, integrity and people management skills
Communication skills
Customer service focus
Strategic level thinking
Change and transformation capabilities
Management skills
Analytical and decision making
Adaptability and flexibility
Innovative and creative thinking

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