Principal Programme Officer

GROSS SALARY SCALE: Kshs. 180,000.00 p.mTERMS OF SERVICE: 5 year contract renewableOTHER BENEFITS: Medical Cover, Group Life Insurance and WIBAREF: NGEC/HR/1/2017Requirements for the AppointmentFor appointment to this grade, an applicant must have:i. A Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Gender Studies, Sociology, Business/Public Administrtion or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from recognized Institutionii. A Master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantageiii. A minimum of 5 years work experience on programs related to any one of the following fields: Gender, Human Rights, Public Education, Social Research and Developmentiv. A demostrable understanding of equality and inclusion issues for special interest groups as defined in the Constitution of Kenyav. Must have knowledge in use of computer applicationsvi. Must have a thorough understanding of National goals, policies and development objectives as in Kenya Vision 2030vii. Demostrated professional competence and administrative ability as shown in work performance and resultsThe Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe Officer will be responsible to a Programme Manager. Duties and responsibilities to this post include:i) Developing, implementation and evaluation of strategies and interventions promoting equality and inclusion for special interest groupsii) Developing program thematic strategies in line with the overall NGEC strategic plan and programming guidelinesiii) Prepareing and implementing departmtenal workplans and budgetsiv) Designing and supporting cross-cutting operational research, advocacy work and public education in the Commission’s programmesv) Enforcing the implementation of the rights based approacheds and the social inclusion analysis in programming workvi) Coordinating capacity building initiatives for program officers and assistants, public and private sector for the purpose for promoting gender equality and freedom from                  discriminationvii) Developing and maintaining sustained partnership, strategic linkages and alliances with alll the stakeholders identified by the Commissionviii) Developing and implementing public and private monitoring and audit strategy and plans for various thematic groupsix) Identifying new funding sources and generating concept notes and proposals in line with thematic strategiesx) Preparing monthly, quartely and annual programm reports