The Executive Office of the President, at the State House in Nairobi, has invited potential Kenyans to express their interest in short-term consultancy services.
In a notice published on Monday, November 11, President William Ruto’s office announced that the roles of the consultants would be to support the government's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
The epicentre of the consultancy services would be on macroeconomics, which encompasses credit and financial inclusion, labour markets, household and welfare economics, and education and health economics.
Another area of interest was in natural resource economics which includes energy, environment, and climate finance. Industrial economics such as Industrial policy, competition policy, enterprise development, and technology.
Applicants were also urged to apply for consultancy services as experts in emerging areas such as investment climate, ease of doing business, regulation, consumer protection, competition policy, property rights, and climate action.
Qualifications
According to the notice, interested individuals must possess relevant experience including a piece of documentary evidence for their experience. They must also have evidence of similar assignments executed and completed in the last ten years which confirms the scope, nature, and successful execution of the assignments.
Viable applicants were directed to submit a cover letter and duly filled a pre-qualification form. The applicant must have a minimum qualification of Master of Arts or Master of Science in Economics, Law, or related fields.
The applicant must also possess at least ten years of experience with a track record in research, policy analysis, policy advisory, and practice. They must also have at least three publications in the related fields.
How to Apply
Those who wish to express their interest in short-term jobs were directed to submit the requisite documents by November 26 this year by 11 am. “The application will be dosed immediately after the deadline date and time specified above or any deadline date and time specified later,” the notice read in part.
"The pre-qualified application forms (PQ-1, PQ-2, PQ-3) are provided on the Website; www.president. go.ke and or may be obtained at the address given below.
In its notice, the Office of the President warned that forms that are not properly filled out and submitted in the prescribed manner would not be considered.
"The applicant shall submit only one application in its name in the area of specialization. Further information about this request for expression of interest may be obtained during working hours (Monday to Friday) between 9 am and 5 pm."
