Disability Services Officer JG- 6 - Kwale at National Council for Persons with Disabilities

This is the entry and training grade for this carder. An officer at this level will work under guidance and supervision of a senior office.

Duties and Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail: –

•  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 andinfrastructure 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 &, HabilitationEducation 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

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant social science from a recognized institution;
• Professional qualification where applicable;
• Four (4) years’ work experience in a relevant experience;
• Fulfill the requirements of chapter six in the constitution

Key Competencies and skills

• Proficiency in IT
• Communication and reporting skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Integrity
• Team player

Basic Salary: KES 45,179-60,280

House Allowance: Depending on deployment

Commuter Allowance: KES 8,000

Medical Allowance: Cover to be provided according to the Council’s Medical Scheme.