Basic Salary Scale: Ksh. 143, 640 – Ksh. 262,420 p.m. (CSG 5)
House Allowance: Ksh. 49,206 – Ksh. 60,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh. 20,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and pensionable
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 fields; 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.
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 Violence(SGBV);
- 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
How To Apply
