Head of Countering Violence Extremism Coordinator at Mandera County Government

REF: MCPSB/OOG/2022/11/07

Duties and Responsibilities

• General administration and coordination of countering violence extremism;
• Develop, implement and review policies and legal framework to support countering violence extremism in the County;
• Developing, implementing and monitoring of the Performance Management system within the Sub-County on combating violence;
• Promotion of National Values and Principles of Good Governance as outlined in Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya;
• Advice the County on mater related to maintenance of peace and programmes to support the effort of the County Government in combating violence extremism in the County 
• Develop de-radicalization strategy jointly with all stake holders;
• Operationalize counter-narrative in all media on the true position of Islam to counter the falsified campaign by terrorists about Islam;
• Facilitate establishment of rehabilitation centers for drug addicts;
• Engage specific stakeholder groups within society to keep the de-radicalization efforts continuously in motion;
• Collaborate and coordinate de-radicalization activities in line with national deradicalization strategy
• Promotion of youth empowerment projects and programs.
• Any other duties related to peace building as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Be a holder of Bachelor’s Degree in religious studies from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Have six (6) years of relevant experience related to peace building
• Meets the requirements of leadership and integrity as prescribed in Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• Demonstrate a high degree of professional and technical competence in work performance and results;
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of devolution, the county development objectives and vision 2030;
• Have the capacity to work under pressure to meet set deadlines.