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.
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
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.
