Job Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY INTERGRATION AND PEACE
BUILDING – TWO (2) POSTS – V/NO. 171 /2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.90,200 – Ksh.124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.16,800 – Ksh.45,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.12,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate n officer must have;
(i) served for a minimum period of two (2) years in the grade of Principal
Community Integration and Peace Building Officer, CSG 8, or in a comparable
and relevant position in the wider public service;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree om any of the following disciplines: - Bachelor of Arts
(Administration, Government, Sociology Anthropology, Development Studies),
Disaster Management and Conflict Resolution, Education, Urban and Regional
Planning, Dry land Resource Management, Information Science, Agricultural
Economics/Project Planning and Management or equivalent qualification from
a university recognized in Kenya; and
(iii) demonstrated professional competence as reflected in work performance and
results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -
(i) identifying threats to peace and develop strategies to address them;
(ii) identifying and mobilizing institutions and stakeholders engaged in peace
building and conflict management;
(iii) supporting peace negotiations and settlements among communities in conflicts;
(iv) undertaking sensitization programmes on peace building and conflict
management;
(v) liasising with relevant stakeholders in implementing of ASALs programmes;
(vi) undertaking periodic impact assessment of peace building and conflict
management initiatives in ASALs;
(vii) supporting post-conflicts reconciliation and reconstructions in ASALs;
(viii) identifying cross border activities; Engage cross border communities to
understand the importance of cross border collaboration among the ASAL cross
border states;
(ix) Monitoring implementation of Bi-lateral ASALs cross border agreements;
(x) Initiating negotiations and joint cross border plans between Kenya and ASAL
cross border states;
(xi) mobilizing resources for implementation of cross border integrated frameworks.
Identify cross border activities;
(xii) Engaging cross border communities to understand the importance of cross
border collaboration among the ASAL cross border states;
(xiii) Developing cross border development frameworks in collaboration with other
cross border ASAL states;
(xiv) Monitoring implementation of Bi-lateral cross border agreements;
(xv) Initiating negotiations and joint cross border plans between Kenya and ASAL
cross border states;
(xvi) assisting in resources mobilization for implementation of cross border
integrated frameworks.