Job Description

The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) is a State Corporation established in November, 2004 by an Act of Parliament (Persons with Disabilities Act 2003) with the mandate to formulate and implement policies that are geared towards mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities to the National economy.

To achieve this mandate, the Secretariat seeks to fill the following positions which fell vacant.

Disability Services Officers

Job Scale: NCPD 6

No. of Posts: 4

Job Summary: Development and management of programmes within the council, fundraising for programmes, development of partnerships with stakeholders.

Formulation of the Council’s and National policies and strategies on CT PWSD, Registration, Habilitation and Rehabilitation, Education, Economic Empowerment, infrastructure development and Disability Mainstreaming.

Duties and Responsibilities

(i) Administering Fund application forms and targeting tools for beneficiaries of grants and cash transfers programmes

(ii) 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 and infrastructure and equipment

(iii) Conduct registration of persons with disabilities.

(iv) Supervise clerks/ Interns who work under them

(v) 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

(vi) Provide sunscreen lotions, cancer screening and treatment services, protective clothing and sensitization of self care to persons with Albinism

(vii) Facilitate registration of companies and businesses of persons with Facilitate registration of companies and businesses of persons with disabilities under AGPO and provide them with LPO Financing disabilities under AGPO and provide them with LPO Financing

(viii) Train economic empowerment beneficiary groups on entrepreneurship Train economic empowerment beneficiary groups on entrepreneurship

(ix) Facilitate delivery of cheques of grants and delivery of cheques of grants and bursaries groups bursaries groups and schools and schools respectively

(x) Assisting the local communities and self-help groups to identify viable projects

(xi) Mobilize local resources for the implementation of development projects; assisting the communities develop Community Action Plans(CAPs)

(xii) Link PWDs and DPOs with other development partners

(xiii) Monitor implementation of Registration, Rehabilitation &, Habilitation Education assistance, Infrastructure & Equipment support, Economic Empowerment & Enterprise Development, Cash Transfer and Disability Mainstreaming programmes, advise and report on the progress

(xiv) Conflict resolutions resolutions among group members disaggregate data on on gender, disability, gender, disability, age age etcetc..

(xv) Participate in community mobilization and sensitization on programmes programmes of the Council

(xvi) Facilitate persons with disabilities access Facilitate persons with disabilities access tax exemptions, licenses tax exemptions, licenses and employment service extension recommendation and employment service extension recommendation

(xvii) Organize National and International events on Disability at the County Organize National and International events on Disability at the County levels

(xviii) Create awareness on disability, programmes and services offered by Create awareness on disability, programmes and services offered by the Council

(xix) Lobby and advocate for implementation of 5% constitutional provision Lobby and advocate for implementation of 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions in public and private entities on appointive and elective positions in public and private entities

(xx) Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities and elective positions by public and private entities

(xxi) Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities and elective positions by public and private entities

(xxii) Provide technical support on disability mainstreaming in form of Provide technical support on disability mainstreaming in form of training, accessibility audits, job placement requirements to public training, accessibility audits, job placement requirements to public and and private

Job Requirements

The successful candidate shall be a Kenyan citizen with:

(i) Bachelor’s degree in social science

(ii) Professional qualification where applicable

(iii) Experience in working in the Disability Sector or a similar sector;

(iv) Fulfill the Fulfill the requirements of chapter six in the constitution requirements of chapter six in the constitution

Key competences and skills

(i) Proficiency in IT

(ii) Communication and reporting skills

(iii) Interpersonal skills

(iv) Integrity

(v) Team player

Terms of service: PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE (With a probation period of six months)

Consolidated pay is in accordance with the Council’s pay structure as well as Government (SRC)

Allowances provisions as indicated below in Kenya Shillings:

• Basic Salary:45,179×2,157-47,336×2,157-49,493×2,157-51,650×2,157-53,807×2,157-58,121×2,159-60,280.


• House Allowance: Depending on deployment


• Commuter Allowance: KES 8,000


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

Candidates who meet the above requirements are invited to fill in a NCPWD application form enclosing curriculum vitae, academic and professional certificates and a copy of national identity card as well as Chapter 6 clearances to the address below by 6th November 2019.

Additionally, they should provide names and contacts of two referees.

Applications should be sent to the following:-

The Executive Director,
NCPWD
Waiyaki Way – Next to Kabete Barracks
P.O Box 66577 – 00800,
Nairobi

NCPWD is an equal opportunity employer thus Persons with disabilities, women and people from marginalized groups with requisite qualifications are encouraged to apply.

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