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Official sourceSenior Assistant Director Social Development
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About this role
Role overview
Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable.
Job Requirements
For
appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
- Served in
the grade of Assistant Director, Social Development for at least (3) years;
- Bachelor’s
degree in any of the following disciplines: - Sociology,
Anthropology, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Project
Development/Management, Disability Studies, Counselling, Gender Studies,
Gender and Development, Business Administration/Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
iii. Master’s degree in any of the following fields: - Sociology, Social Work,
Psychology, Community Development, Project Development/ Management, Anthropology,
Counselling, Gender Studies, Social Studies, Gender and Development, Project
Planning/Management, Public Policy, Disaster Management, Business
Administration’ Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Certificate
in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
- Certificate
in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
- Demonstrated
administrative and managerial capabilities in promoting social development programmes.
Job Description
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Duties and Responsibilities
- Initiating
the development of social development policies, strategies and programmes;
- Implementing
community mobilization, community development, social welfare, social protection, older persons, persons with disabilities, community capacity support Programme (CCSP), vocational Rehabilitation services, volunteerism and family promotion/protection programmes;
- Promoting
and coordinating volunteer services, mainstreaming disability into social development programmes and projects;
- Verifying
the eligibility of identified older persons and persons with severe disability for the cash transfer Programmes;
- Supporting
institutions of older persons in the provision of effective care and protection for vulnerable older persons;
- Coordinating
vocational rehabilitation and training for persons with disabilities; implementing family promotion and protection programmes;
- Compiling,
collating and disseminating social development statistical data; and
- undertaking
research in social development related issues.
Salary disclosed: KES 105,570 - 139,790