National Cohesion and Integration Commission
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission was established to facilitate and promote equality of
The Commission intends to recruit highly professional self driven individuals to fill the following vacant positions:
1. Assistant Director
Civic Education and Advocacy – NCIC 3
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- In
charge of Civic Education and Advocacy Department
- Preparation
of work schedules, plans and budgets
- Coordination
of dissemination of NCIC issues to the Public
- Development
of Civic Education and advocacy materials
- Develop
a dissemination strategy for Civic Education and advocacy materials
Requirements for Appointment:
- Have
served for a period of eight (8) years in advocacy or development work in
Civil Society Organisation’s, International Development Agencies or
Community based Organisations.
- Have
a Masters Degree in Social Sciences
- Possess
skills in developing work plans, proposal writing and project reporting.
- Exposure
to working with donors, civil society and development actors.
2. Assistant Director
Reconciliation and Integration – NCIC 3
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop
work plans and coordinate the implementation of reconciliation and
integration activities.
- Responsible
for peace-building, conflict management and inter community dialogue
activities.
- Spearhead
the development of peace-building and conflict management advocacy
materials in liaison with the Communications and Media Relations Office.
Requirements for Appointment:
- Have
served for at least eight (8) years in the field of Peace-building, or
advocacy three (3) of which should be at a senior supervisory level.
- Have
a Masters degree in Conflict Management or any other related field.
3. Senior Supply Chain Management
Officer – NCIC 4
Duties and Responsibilities
- In
charge of the supply chain management function in the Commission.
- Interpreting
existing supplies policies, regulations and procedures
- Preparation
and Processing of Tender documents.
- Procurement,
Inventory and stock control in accordance with the laid down government
regulations and procedures.
Requirements for Appointment:
- Have
a Bachelors degree in Supplies and Purchasing or a Bachelors Degree in
Commerce with a Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies.
- Served
for over five (5) years in a procurement function in a public institution
at a comparable level.
4. Senior Civic Education And Advocacy Officer – NCIC 4
Duties and Responsibilities
- Development
of programmes and work plans for Civic Education
- Holding
public forums aimed at creating public awareness on ethnicity
- Assisting
in the development and updating of NCIC Civic education and advocacy
materials.
Requirements for Appointment:
- Not
less than five (5) years experience as a programme officer in development
work or advocacy.
- Have
a bachelors degree in Social Sciences
- Computer
literate
5. Senior Communications And Media Relations Officer Grade: NCIC 4
Duties and Responsibilities
- Managing,
maintaining and updating of the NCIC website and intranet.
- Conceptualizing,
designing and implementing internal and external communication strategies
and media based advocacy strategies, that advance NCIC’s strategies and
objectives.
- Acting
as a media liaison and coordinating media monitoring
- Writing
opinion pieces, writing and reviewing press statements
- Ensuring
appropriate use of the NCIC logo and compliance with NCIC Communications
policy, and strategy
Requirements for Appointment:
- A
Bachelor of Arts Degree in any of the Social Sciences and a Diploma in
Mass Communication / Journalism from a recognized institution, or a Degree
in Journalism / Mass Communication, Masters degree will be an added
advantage.
- Served
satisfactorily in the area of Corporate Communications, Media, Public
Relations or any other relevant field for at least five (5) years two of
which should have been at a senior level.
- Possess
effective oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
- Experienced
in (IEC) materials development.
- Proficient
in computer applications including desktop publishing.
6. Project Coordinator
Duration: 12 months Contract
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist
technical staff to develop systematic and realistic monitoring plans that
capture quantitative and qualitative data to report on project performance
indicators.
- Coordinate
the implementation of baseline surveys, follow-on monitoring and
evaluation exercises for various activities within the grant.
- Develop
program and operational reporting templates that facilitate the
acquisition and aggregation of information in Departments
- Coordinate
Project Implementation.
- Prepare
budgets and work plan.
- Preparation
of timely reports on Project Implementation.
Requirements for Appointment:
- Masters
degree in project management, economics or a related field.
- Three
(3) years experience in managing projects
- Strong
research and writing skills
- Good
knowledge of Programme cycle Management and Development
- Communication
and analytical skills
- Computer
skills especially statistical analysis using SPSS, Ms Access, STATA,
Excel, among others
7. Accounts Assistant
Duration: 12 months Contract
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive
and process all invoices for payment for the DFID Grant.
- Ensure
that all posting related to accounts are done as promptly as possible.
- Maintain
the general ledger and control accounts balancing
- Preparation
of monthly trial balance and quarterly financial statements
- Prepare
activity budgets with the guidance of the Project Coordinator
- Any
other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Project Coordinator.
Requirements for Appointment:
- Have
a Bachelors Degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and
Professional Accounting qualification with at least CPA II
- Minimum
working experience of three years in a busy accounting environment
- Excellent
knowledge of accounting procedures including planning
- Extensive
knowledge of financial and procurement regulations of the Government of
Kenya.
- Knowledge
and understanding of donor reporting requirements.
- Computer
literacy
Detailed job requirements and benefits for the positions are
found on our website: www.cohesion.or.ke
Those who had applied for re-advertised positions need not re-apply.
Those who had applied for re-advertised positions need not re-apply.
Applications attaching CVs, copies of certificates and testimonials should be forwarded not later than 19th October 2012 to:
Commission Secretary / CEO
National Cohesion and Integration Commission
KMA Centre, 6th Floor
Mara Road, Upper Hill
P.O. Box 7055 – 00100
Nairobi
