Lecturer III - (Deftec-2; IPSTC-2) at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

No of Positions: 4

V/No. 191/2020
Salary Scale: Ksh. 31,270 – Ksh. 41,260 p.m. (CSG 11)
House Allowance: Ksh.4,200 - 10, 000 (Depending on duty station)
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.4, 000p.m.
Leave allowance As existing in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the government
Terms of Service: Three (3) years contract renewable subject to satisfactory performance

Requirements for appointment

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have a Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Entrepreneurship, Communication, Peace, Conflict and Security Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Social Sciences or any other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities

This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will be deployed in in either the Defence Forces Technical College or International Peace Support Training Centre.

At the Defence Forces Technical College (DEFTEC) duties and responsibilities will include:

• preparing schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching materials and aids;
• instructing in areas of specialization in accordance with the syllabus;
• preparing records of work;
• setting, administering and marking course work and examinations under the
• supervision of a senior lecturer;
• preparing trainee assessment reports; and
• guiding and counselling trainees.

At the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) duties and responsibilities include:-

• designing and delivery of training programmes related to conflict prevention, conflict management and post-conflict recovery.
• providing inputs for training related to peace operations at tactical, operational and strategic level education.
• developing and designing curriculum for programmes in conflict studies and related thematic areas
• evaluating training programmes as well as impact assessments and conducting demand led research on relevant issues;
• contributing to conflict alert systems, policy briefings and research relevant to emerging regional and global peace and security issues;
• analyzing emerging conflict trends within Eastern Africa with view to contributing to policy frameworks for regional interventions; and
• conducting background research and updating country profiles in Eastern Africa with focus on issues related to Peace Support Operations.