Social Development Officer[2]
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Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK) is recruiting 15 Social Development Officer[2] officers on a full-time basis. The role is an entry and training grade focused on community development, artisanal mining engagement, and social data collection. Applications are submitted online via the PSCK portal.
- 15 posts available at entry and training grade
- Full-time position based in Nairobi
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences or related field required
- Duties include community mobilization and mining community engagement
- Apply online via pscims.publicservice.go.ke
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- The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948;
- Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments;
- At independence in 1963 it was enshrined in the constitution and renamed Public Service Commission;
- Independence Constitut...
- Social Development Officer[2] - 15 Posts
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Qualification
- BA/BSc/HND
Experience
Location
Nairobi
Job Field
Project and Program Management
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Project Development/Management, Disability Studies, Counselling, Gender Studies, Gender and Development or Business Administration/Management from a university recognized in Kenya.
Duties and
Responsibilities
- This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and
- will include:-
- working with communities to identify and mobilize local resources for the implementation of development projects and Community Development Agreements (CDAs);
- guiding communities and stakeholders to develop Community Development Agreements (CDAs);
- supporting mining officers in community engagement on mineral beneficiation.
- liaising with local communities, artisanal miners, and other development agencies in Environmental Social Governance (ESG);
- supporting and facilitating artisanal miners to organize into formal groups, associations, or cooperatives for registration under the Mining Act;
- conducting sensitization for artisanal miners and stakeholders on sustainable mining practices, legal requirements, grievance handling, and the elimination of child labour;
- collecting sex, age, and disability-disaggregated data for all social development and mining community programs; and
- collecting and managing social development-related data for planning;
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- Method of Application
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- Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK) on pscims.publicservice.go.ke
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