Director, Social Development at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Qualifications and Requirements:
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.120,270 – Ksh.180,660 p.m. - (Job Group ‘S’) For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Deputy Director, Social Development, Job Group ‘R’;

(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Anthropology, Counseling, Gender Studies, Gender and Development or Business Administration/Management from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Anthropology, Counseling, Gender Studies, Social Studies, Gender and Development Project Planning and Management, Public Policy, Disaster Management or Business Administration/Management from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) attended a Strategic Leadership Course in a recognized institution; and

(v) demonstrated professional, managerial and administrative competence in Social Development functions.

Responsibilities:      
Duties and Responsibilities An officer at this level will provide overall strategic direction on the implementation of the social development function. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

(i) formulating, implementing and reviewing social development policies, plans and strategies;

(ii) monitoring and evaluating policies and programmes on community development, older persons and the aging, persons with disabilities, family, matrimonial and succession laws, volunteerism, guidance and counselling;

(iii) implementing regional and international instruments on social development;

(iv) facilitating capacity building on mainstreaming disability in public and private sectors;

(v) liaising with other institutions and agencies for resource mobilization;

(vi) providing financial support to vulnerable groups and individuals through grants and cash transfers; and

(vii) promoting collaboration and cooperation between individuals, communities and organizations