Job Description

Job Description

The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) was established in 1964 as a Department under the then Ministry of Education. This establishment was subsequent to Kenya’s Membership to UNESCO in April 7, 1964 as the 73rdMember and in line with UNESCO Constitution of 1945. Over the years, KNATCOM has continued to promote and coordinate UNESCO’s activities in Kenya and supported UNESCO’s agenda at the international levels. At the same time, KNATCOM is also the point of contact for the Association for Development of Education for Africa (ADEA) and the Commonwealth. KNATCOM was transformed into a State Corporation on 25th January, 2013 following the enactment of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Act 2013. This transformation was consistent with Article VII of the UNESCO Constitution of 1945 and the provisions of the 1978 Charter of National Commissions for UNESCO. As a Commission, KNATCOM has a dual mandate of promoting Kenya’s national interests in UNESCO and UNESCO’s international interests in Kenya, Regionally and Globally. In summary, the Commission: mobilizes financial, technical and informational resources from UNESCO;promotes collaborations between national and international institutions; promotes knowledge and information sharing; facilitates national and international policy formulation in the fields of education, sciences, culture and communication & information among many other functions.

Functions

• The Research and Consultancy officers are responsible for the following functions:


• Coordinate formulation and review of the Commission’s research strategy;


• Establish key priority areas for research within a given financial year in liaison with various


• departments in order to provide orderly and timely organization of research in the organisation;


• Ensure quality research is conducted by or with the Commission in line with UNESCO’s functions of


• being a clearing house and a laboratory of ideas, to influence policy development in Kenya;


• Coordinate generation of information and innovations on the UNESCO areas of competence;


• Ensure timeliness of research projects, budgetary compliance and the reporting thereof;


• Coordinate the formulation of research proposals for the identified research priority areas in liaison


• with Programmes Directorate;


• Provide technical support to departments in development of research proposals for both internal


• actors and external partners;


• Disseminate both national and international UNESCO research findings to the relevant stakeholders


• for critique, uptake and implementation of the recommendations;


• Develop research reports, policy briefs and presentations on research for knowledge management;


• Develop publications on different topical areas relevant to the organizational contributions to the body


• of knowledge in liaison with the Programmes Directorate; and


• Bid for research consultancy services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assisting in preparation of research plans for the commission;


• supporting execution of the Commission’s research policies, strategies and plans and facilitate their


• evaluation;


• Assisting in development of research tools to provide valid and reliable instruments for collecting data


• of the identified area;


• Assisting preparation of research papers in education, the sciences, culture, communication and


• information as would be required;


• Supporting development of research reports, policy briefs and presentations on the researches


• carried out by the commission;


• Supporting review and sharing of UNESCO research and academic journals for knowledge


• management and enhancing development of quality programmes;


• Assisting in collating Kenya’s documentation for use in international conferences and meetings;


• Assisting in collection of data from respondents through administration of research tools;


• Assisting in coding of data received through the administration of various tools and instruments to


• facilitate analysis; and


• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Natural Sciences, Environmental sciences, Social Sciences,


• Development Studies, Statistics, Humanities, Cultural studies, Anthropology Communication,


• Journalism or any related field from a recognized University;


• Proficiency in Computer Applications; and


• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Analytical skills;


• Communication skills;


• Strategic and innovative thinking;


• Interpersonal skills; and


• Ability to mobilize resources.

Method of Application

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Closing Date : 29 March. 2022

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