Assistant Director of Population at National Council for Population and Development

Basic Salary: Kshs 84,000 (Minimum) –Kshs.187,598 (Maximum)

Reporting to Deputy Director Population

Duties and Responsibilities

The job entails the following;

• Undertaking research on population issues and development of research papers;
• Carrying out analysis of research documents prepared by stakeholders;
• Implementation and updating of National Population Policy; development of policy briefs;
• Coordination of population programmes /projects undertaken by various stakeholders and monitoring and evaluating ongoing projects /programmes;
• Collecting ,receiving and analyzing programme data and assessing their impact on population issues;
• Formulating and appraising project proposals;
• Developing annual and quarterly work plans ,performance contracts and reports;
• Coordinating international and regional programmes and developing plans of action;
• Ensuring that the public is well informed on key policy issues on population through publications, barazas, newsletters, mass media, electronic media,Shows, exhibitions, conferences etc and
• Carrying out advocacy for support on population programmes.

Regional/County Offices

• Coordination of regional population programmes/projects and plans of action;
• Supervising collecting, receiving and analyzing population programmes;
• Liaising with other population stakeholders for formulation and appraisal of project proposals;
• Developing the County’s annual and quarterly work plans, performance contracts and reports;
• Ensuring analysis of research documents prepared by stakeholders in the County;
• Developing research papers;
• Ensuring regional implementation of National Population Policy;
• Developing regional policy briefs;
• Communication, advocacy and public education.

Qualifications and Experience

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Satisfactorily served for a cumulative period of twelve (12) years, three (3)of which should have been at Principal Population Programme Officer, Grade NCPD 5 or an equivalent position in a comparable organization;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Population Studies, Demography, Public Health, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Economics,
• Population Health, Political Science or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Population Studies, Demography or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Or
• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Economics, Population Health, Political Science with a Post Graduate Diploma in Population Studies or Demography or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Management Course from a recognized institution
• Membership to a relevant professional body
• Proficiency in Computer applications;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.