Senior Research Officer

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the Supervision of the Principal Researcher, the officer will be performing the following duties:-
 
In  charge of a research section at the centre;
liaising with other research sections within the centre to ensure standard of research are in line with policy guidelines;
develop research proposals and submit to divisional heads for discussions and approval;
representing the section in divisional meetings;
develop work plans and supervise staff in the section;
 
Qualifications For appointment to this grade, an appointee must have:-
 
served satisfactorily in the grade of Research Officer I for a minimum period of three (3) years or equivalent position;
A Bachelor degree in either Sociology, Criminology, Psychology  or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
A masters degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized institution;
Certificate of competence in Word Processing (MS Word, WordPerfect), Spreadsheet (Ms Excel, Lotus), Operating Systems (Windows), Database management (Ms Access, d-base, Oracle, Sequential Query Languages – SQL), Desktop Publishing (PageMaker, Photoshop) and Statistical Packages (SPSS) from recognized institutions;
Demonstrated a high standard of competence and administrative ability in research.
Statistical experience in data coding, research methodology with experience in IT methodology is an added advantage.
 
Note: Salary for each grade is commensurate with NCRC Salary Structure.
Applicants should submit the following:-
 
(i) Dully filled NCRC Application Form (CLICK HERE to download) together with detailed Curriculum Vitae including names of three referees and full contacts (name, Post Office Box Number, email address, and telephone/mobile phone contact;
 
(ii) Copies of academic certificates and testimonials;
 
(iii) Copies of Certificate of Good Conduct from Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Clearance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), Ethic and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) Clearance, Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and any other Professional Body which the candidate is a member.
Applications without the relevant qualifications and supporting documents as required will not be considered