Development and management of programmes within the council, fundraising for programmes, development of partnerships with stakeholders. Formulation of the Council’s and National policies and strategies on CT PWSD, Registration, Habilitation and Rehabilitation, Education, Economic Empowerment, infrastructure development and Disability Mainstreaming.
Responsibilities
Administering Fund application forms and targeting tools for beneficiaries of grants and cash transfers programmes
Participate in targeting community validation and enrollment of beneficiaries under PWSD-CT and administer the application process for education assistance, assistive devices and services, economic empowerment and infrastructure and equipment
Conduct registration of persons with disabilities.
Supervise clerks/ Interns who work under them
Call for and vet applications for education, economic empowerment grants, tools of trade, infrastructure, equipment grants, assistive devices, and submit the proposed beneficiaries to the headquarters
Provide sunscreen lotions, cancer screening and treatment services, protective clothing and sensitization of self-care to persons with Albinism
Facilitate registration of companies and businesses of persons with disabilities under AGPO and provide them with LPO Financing
Train economic empowerment beneficiary groups on entrepreneurship
Facilitate delivery of cheques of grants and bursaries groups and schools respectively
Assisting the local communities and self-help groups to identify viableprojects
Mobilize local resources for the implementation of development projects; assisting the communities develop Community Action Plans(CAPs)
Link PWDs and DPOs with other development partners
Monitor implementation of Registration, Rehabilitation &, Habilitation, Education assistance, Infrastructure & Equipment support, Economic Empowerment & Enterprise Development, Cash Transfer and DisabilityMainstreaming programmes, advise and report on the progress
Conflict resolutions among group members disaggregate data ongender, disability, age etc.
Participate in community mobilization and sensitization on programmesof the Council
Facilitate persons with disabilities access tax exemptions, licenses and employment service extension recommendation
Organize National and International events on Disability at the Countylevels
Create awareness on disability, programmes and services offered bythe Council
Lobby and advocate for implementation of 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions in public and private entities
Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities
Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities
Provide technical support on disability mainstreaming in form of training, accessibility audits, job placement requirements to public and private
Qualifications
The successful candidate shall be a Kenyan citizen with:
Bachelor’s degree in social science
Professional qualification where applicable
Experience in working in the Disability Sector or a similar sector;
Fulfill the requirements of chapter six in the constitution
Proficiency in IT
Communication and reporting skills
Interpersonal skills
Integrity
Team player
Terms of service
PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE (With a probation period of six months)
Consolidated pay is in accordance with the Council’s pay structure as well as Government (SRC) Allowances provisions as indicated below in Kenya Shillings:Basic Salary:45,179×2,157-47,336×2,157-49,493×2,157-51,650×2,157-53,807×2,157-58,121×2,159-60,280.House Allowance: Depending on deploymentCommuter Allowance: KES 8,000Medical Allowance: Cover to be provided according to the Council’s Medical Scheme.
