NGEC County Coordinators, M&E Officer, Debraillist Jobs in Kenya
The National Gender and
Equality Commission (NGEC) is an Constitutional Commission established
pursuant to Article 59 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and
established by the National Gender and Equality Commission Act, 2011.
The overal mandate of the
Commission is promotion of gender equality and freedom from
discrimination in accordance with Article 27 of the Constitution.
In addition, the
Commission is mandated to promote integration of the principles of
equality and freedom from discrimination in National and County
policies, laws and administrative regulations.
In order to strengthen its capacity, the Commission is seeking to recruit suitable, qualified and highly committed individuals who meet the provisions of chapter six of the Kenyan Constitution to fill the following positions.
Gender and Equality Regional/County Coordinators
REF:NGEC/11/2013 (Re-Advertisement) (14 Posts)
Location: Regions/Counties But With Frequent Travels to Headquarters
Duration: Five (5) Year Contract Renewable
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop strategy for the development and advancement of the Commission’s mandate to enhance the capacity of the Commission to deliver services effectively and efficiently.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of regions/counties, on compliance with constitutional obligations and provide necessary technical support to the regions/counties in respect to such performance.
- Coordinate compiling of detailed, accurate, regular and timely narrative and financial reports for both the Commission and its partners in the region/counties
- Represent the Commission in region/county meetings to advance the Commissions agenda.
- Responsible for resource mobilization at county and regional levels aimed at promoting the principles of gender equality and nondiscrimination among the Commission’s target groups
- Organization of events workshops, conferences and seminars at region/county level
- Any other duties which may be assigned to you, from time to time by the Commission.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Be a citizen of Kenya of good standing;
- Ist degree in social sciences from a recognised university in Kenya;
- Have at least 5years relevant experience and knowledge in at least three of the following areas in:-
Gender
Persons with Disabilities,
Marginalized and Minority groups
Youth and Children, the Elderly
- Must have served at a senior management level with demonstratable abilities in management and administration
- Must exhibit good understanding of human rights and equality and non-discrimination principles;
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the Kenyan Constitution, Devolved Structures;
- Very good writing, communication and presentation skills; computer skills;
- Good interpersonal and people management skills;
- Good organizational and analytical skills;
- Honest , transparent and demonstrate high level of integrity;
- Ability to work under pressure or to meet deadlines;
- Masters degree will be an added advantage
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
REF: NGEC/12/2013-1 Post
Location: Headquarters
Duration: Five years contract renewable
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop monitoring and evaluation systems, tools, plans and frameworks for each programme in line with Commissions mandate, functions and activities;
- Develop data bases to host the key performance indicators for the commission and execute periodic M & E activities within and without NGEC to measure performance of the Commission against set standards and benchmarks;
- Design a comprehensive and functional program management information system capable of providing timely auto crystal reports on key performance indicators for the Commission;
- Formulate the M&E framework in line with the strategic plan, collect data on key indicators to measure success and impact of the commission programs in the implementation of the Commission strategic plan (2013-2015);
- Responsible for generating and consolidating annual and quarterly M&E reports for all NGEC programs and feed the same to any other national data systems and or frameworks.
- Coordinate use and applications of geographical information systems to influence decision making at program and policy level, coordinate conduct of data quality assessment on all NGEC program activities and stakeholders reporting to NGEC;
- Coordinate NGEC’s programs and at county and national levels in respect to NGEC mandate
- Any other duties that may be assigned to you from time to time by the Commission.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Be a citizen of Kenya of good standing;
- 1st degree in social sciences from a recognised university in Kenya with professional training and working experience in Monitoring and Evaluation and Informatics;
- At least 5-7 years demonstrated progressive experience in program monitoring and evaluation, project planning and management in either private or public sector;
- Excellent understanding and applications of computerized and web based data base development, system, processes and applications;
- Demonstrable skills and experience in development of M&E tools, data mining, data analysis, data quality assessments, and data use;
- Past experience in use and applications of geographic information systems and computer based field data collection techniques;
- Demonstrated experience in proposal development and report writing specifically on M&E technical sections;
- Excellent Interpersonal skills, excellent oral, writing and presentation skills;
- Excellent skills and ability to train staff and influence stakeholders and staff to employ M&E for effective programming;
- Master’s degree and above is an added advantage
Sign Language Interpreter/Debraillist
REF: NGEC/13/2013-1 Post
Location: Headquarters
Duration: Five years contract renewable
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- To provide Kenyan sign language interpreting services during meetings, workshops, seminars and conferences, communication between the commission and the deaf persons;
- May be assigned programme work as and when required;
- Debrailing all print materials by use of a braille embosser;
- Management of programme calendar and maintenance of accurate filing and retrieval system;
- Compiling briefs and other written and brailed materials;
- Any other duties that may be assigned to you from time to time by the Commission.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Be a citizen of Kenya of good standing;
- Holder of a Diploma sign language from a recognized institution in Kenya
- At least four (4) years’ interpreting experience;
- Proven track of adherence to Sign Language Interpreter Certificate;
- Must attach at least two letters of recommendation from organization of persons who are deaf one of which should be registered as a national organization.
- Must demonstrate excellent understanding of the Commission’s mandate that include working with special interest groups including minorities and marginalized persons, women, persons with disabilities and children;
- Must possess good report writing and presentation skills;
- Must have good understanding of organizational and analytical skills;
- Must be computer literate
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should submit their application, stating your county together with detailed Curriculum Vitae; a copy of National Identity Card and certified copies of Academic Certificates, Testimonials and other relevant supporting documents to:-
The Commission Secretary/CEO
National Gender and Equality Commission
NSSF Building, Block A, Eastern Wing, 24 floor
P O Box 27512-00506
Nairobi
All applications should reach the Commission on or before 29th April 2013, (latest by 5.00pm) through physical delivery or post office.
The envelop should clearly indicate the position and the reference number.
The applicants who had applied for the regional gender coordinators as advertised on 22nd March 2012 should re-apply.
All applicants should state their present salary and the expected salary and names of three (3) referees with their contacts.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Commission is an equal opportunity employer, and encourages applications from marginalized, minority and vulnerable groups , men and women, youth and person with disabilities.
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