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  • Posted: Oct 16, 2019
    Deadline: Nov 6, 2019
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    The National Council for Persons with Disabilities is a state corporation established by an Act of Parliament; the Persons with Disabilities Act No. 14 of 2003 and set up in November 2004.
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    Disability Services Officer

    Development and management of programmes within the council, fundraising for programmes, development of partnerships with stakeholders. Formulation of the Council’s and National policies and strategies on CT PWSD, Registration, Habilitation and Rehabilitation, Education, Economic Empowerment, infrastructure development and Disability Mainstreaming.

     Responsibilities

    • Administering Fund application forms and targeting tools for beneficiaries of grants and cash transfers programmes
    •  Participate in targeting community validation and enrollment of beneficiaries under PWSD-CT and administer the application process for education assistance, assistive devices and services, economic empowerment and infrastructure and equipment
    • Conduct registration of persons with disabilities.
    • Supervise clerks/ Interns who work under them
    •  Call for and vet applications for education, economic empowerment grants, tools of trade, infrastructure, equipment grants, assistive devices, and submit the proposed beneficiaries to the headquarters
    • Provide sunscreen lotions, cancer screening and treatment services, protective clothing and sensitization of self-care to persons with Albinism
    •  Facilitate registration of companies and businesses of persons with disabilities under AGPO and provide them with LPO Financing
    •  Train economic empowerment beneficiary groups on entrepreneurship
    • Facilitate delivery of cheques of grants and bursaries groups and schools respectively
    • Assisting the local communities and self-help groups to identify viable
      projects
    • Mobilize local resources for the implementation of development projects; assisting the communities develop Community Action Plans(CAPs)
    •  Link PWDs and DPOs with other development partners
    •  Monitor implementation of Registration, Rehabilitation &, Habilitation, Education assistance, Infrastructure & Equipment support, Economic Empowerment & Enterprise Development, Cash Transfer and Disability
      Mainstreaming programmes, advise and report on the progress
    •  Conflict resolutions among group members disaggregate data on
      gender, disability, age etc.
    •  Participate in community mobilization and sensitization on programmes
      of the Council
    •  Facilitate persons with disabilities access tax exemptions, licenses and employment service extension recommendation
    •  Organize National and International events on Disability at the County
      levels
    •  Create awareness on disability, programmes and services offered by
      the Council
    • Lobby and advocate for implementation of 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions in public and private entities
    • Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities
    • Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities
    • Provide technical support on disability mainstreaming in form of training, accessibility audits, job placement requirements to public and private

    Qualifications

    The successful candidate shall be a Kenyan citizen with:

    •  Bachelor’s degree in social science
    • Professional qualification where applicable
    • Experience in working in the Disability Sector or a similar sector;
    • Fulfill the requirements of chapter six in the constitution
    • Proficiency in IT
    • Communication and reporting skills
    • Interpersonal skills
    • Integrity
    •  Team player

    Terms of service

    PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE (With a probation period of six months)

    Consolidated pay is in accordance with the Council’s pay structure as well as Government (SRC) Allowances provisions as indicated below in Kenya Shillings:
    Basic Salary:45,179×2,157-47,336×2,157-49,493×2,157-51,650×2,157-53,807×2,157-
    58,121×2,159-60,280.
    House Allowance: Depending on deployment
    Commuter Allowance: KES 8,000
    Medical Allowance: Cover to be provided according to the Council’s Medical Scheme.

    Method of Application

    All applications should be received on or before 6th November 2019 at 5 p.m.

    All applications should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked DSO APPLICATION and addressed to:

    The Executive Director
    NCPWD
    P.O Box 66577 – 00800,
    NAIROBI

    Or hand delivered at the NCPWD offices along Waiyaki Way, opposite ABC Place. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

    NCPWD is an equal opportunity employer thus persons with disabilities, women and people from marginalized groups with requisite qualifications are encouraged to apply.

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