Programme Officers at National Government Affirmative Action Fund

The Programme Officers can be deployed in various functional areas.

They will be responsible for the following functions:

Programmes Department

• Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for programmes, public education and advocacy.
• Oversee the implementation of projects financed through the Fund;
• Promoting programmes for projects and activities for economic empowerment financed by the Fund;
• Promote value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
• Promote socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
• Receive, review and recommend to the board for approval project proposals emanating from Counties and provide feedback;
• Facilitate establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
• Oversee disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
• Coordinate project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
• Ensure projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund;
• Develop and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
• Advice on imposing of reasonable requirements including restriction as on a particular county for the disbursement of funds;
• Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and
• Develop and implement the guidelines for approval of projects.

Public Education, Awareness and Capacity Building Department

• Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for public education, awareness and capacity building;
• Coordinate the participation of other stakeholders involved in public education programmes;
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification and accessing funds for projects;
• Develop training and/or curriculum manual for conducting civic education programmes and activities in counties
• Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers and other government agencies in respect to dissemination of government programmes and policies;
• Coordinate programmes for conducting civic education activities in counties.

County Coordination Offices

• Implementing policies, programmes, standards, guidelines on the mandate of the Fund programmes;
• Conducting Civic Education and community sensitizati1on through public education and advocacy;
• Promoting value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
• Promoting socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
• Collaborating with stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
• Coordinating public education and advocacy on enhancement of access to services for survivors of gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, child marriages or forced marriages;
• Receiving, review and recommend project proposals to the board for approval;
• Developing and implement proposals for establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
• Implementing disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
• Undertaking civic education and community sensitization on the National Government affirmative action programmes and policies;
• project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
• Ensuring projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund; Undertaking capacity building for affirmative action groups;
• Developing and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
• Implementing partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and Implement the guidelines for approval of projects.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Project Planningand Management, Education, Development Studies, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Gender Studies, Business Management/Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer application skills