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Director - Gender
Public Service Commission Kenya Psck
Nairobi | Full Time | Government
End date 13 Aug 2024
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
- Interpreting and coordinating the implementation of Gender policies;
- Identifying, designing and implementing programmes/projects that promote Gender mainstreaming, Social- economic empowerment and mitigate against Female Genital Mutilation FGM and Sexual and Gender Based Violence SGBV;
- Monitoring prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation FGM and Sexual and Gender Based ViolenceSGBV;
- Conducting appraisal on policies, programmes and practices across sectors to establish the level of Gender responsiveness;
- Researching and Benchmarking on Gender Related issues;
- Overseeing the operations of Gender policy, Research and Documentation Centre;
- Facilitating the development of gender disaggregated data;
- Promoting partnership with stakeholders on gender related matters;
- Developing performance targets and annual work plan for the Division; and
- Supervising, monitoring and developing staff in the Division
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
- Served for a minimum period of three 3 years at the grade of Deputy Director, Gender, CSG 6 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
- A Bachelors Degree in any of the following field; Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Sociology, Business Administration Finance/Entrepreneurship options, Anthropology, Counselling and Psychology, Economics, Law or equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;
- A Masters Degree in any of the following field; Gender and Development, Business Administration, Project Development and Management, Anthropology, Counselling project planning and management, Public Administration/policy, Economics, Law or equivalent qualification from a University recognized in Kenya;
- Certificate in either Gender Studies or Gender and Development or any other relevant course lasting not less than 4 weeks in aggregate from a recognized institution;
- Demonstrated outstanding professional and managerial competences in management of the gender function;
- Be conversant with emerging issues in the field of Gender Mainstreaming, Social economic empowerment as well as gender related violence and female Genital Mutilation; and
- Demonstrated a clear understanding of National Development Goals, Policies and objectives and the role of Gender function in realization of the same