National Council for Persons with Disabilities - Disability Services Officer Jobs in Kenya
National Council for Persons with Disabilities - Disability Services Officer Jobs in Kenya
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.
Duties and Responsibilities
Administering Fund application forms and targeting tools for beneficiaries of grants and cash transfers programmes
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
Conduct registration of persons with disabilities.
Supervise clerks/ Interns who work under them
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
Provide sunscreen lotions, cancer screening and treatment services, protective clothing and sensitization of self-care to persons with Albinism
Facilitate registration of companies and businesses of persons with disabilities under AGPO and provide them with LPO Financing
Train economic empowerment beneficiary groups on entrepreneurship
Facilitate delivery of cheques of grants and bursaries groups and schools
respectively
Assisting the local communities and self-help groups to identify viable projects
Mobilize local resources for the implementation of development projects; assisting the communities develop Community Action
Plans(CAPs)
Link PWDs and DPOs with other development partners
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
Conflict resolutions among group members disaggregate data on gender, disability, age etc.
Participate in community mobilization and sensitization on programmes of the Council
Facilitate persons with disabilities access tax exemptions, licenses and employment service extension recommendation
Organize National and International events on Disability at the County levels
Create awareness on
disability, programmes and services offered by the Council
Lobby and advocate for implementation of 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions in public and private entities
Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities
Monitor compliance on the 5% constitutional provision on appointive and elective positions by public and private entities
Provide technical support on disability mainstreaming in form of training, accessibility audits, job placement requirements to public and
private
Job Requirements
The successful candidate shall be a Kenyan citizen with:
Bachelor’s degree in social science
Professional qualification where applicable
Experience in working in the Disability Sector or a similar sector;
Fulfill the requirements of chapter six in the constitution
Key Competences and Skills
Proficiency in IT
Communication and reporting skills
Interpersonal skills
Integrity
Team player
How to Apply
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 cardas 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
For more information and job application details, see; National Council for Persons with Disabilities - Disability Services Officer Jobs in Kenya
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