Job Description
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER II – THIRTY (30) POSTS – V/NO. 227/2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 32,700 p.m - Ksh 42,690 p.m. (CSG 11)
House Allowance: Ksh 5,000p.m.- Ksh.10,000 p.m (Depending on duty station)
Commuter Allowance: Ksh 4,000 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 must have a Bachelors Degree in any of
the following disciplines: Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Psychology,
Community Development, Project Development/Management, Disability Studies,
Counseling, Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Business
Administration/Management or equivalent qualification from a university
recognized in Kenya.
Duties and responsibilities:
This is an entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work
under the guidance of a senior officer. Specific duties and responsibilities include:-
(i) working with communities to identify and mobilize local resources for the
implementation of development projects;
(ii) guiding communities develop Community Action Plans (CAPs);
(iii) liaising with local communities and other development agencies in
implementing community development programmes;
(iv) identifying self-help groups and community-based organization for
registration;
(v) collecting sex and disability disaggregated data for all social development
programmes;
(vi) collecting social development related data for planning;
(vii) guiding communities and self-help groups to identify their social economic
needs;
(viii) mobilizing communities to implement their development projects; and
(ix) mainstreaming disability in programmes and projects.