Public Service Commission Kenya Director - Probation Jobs

Duties and Responsibilities


An officer at this level may be deployed at the Headquarters or Regional Offices
At Headquarters:

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

(i) spearheading the development, implementation and review of operational policies, procedures, tools, guidelines and strategies for Probation Orders, Community Service Orders and Aftercare service;

(ii) coordinating Probation and Aftercare Service advisories to courts and penal institutions;
(iii) providing leadership in the linkage between the Probation and Aftercare Service and the National Community Service Order Committee;

(iv) organizing sentence reviews by liaising with Regional Directors and preparing and disseminating prison decongestion schedules to the regions;

(v) implementing relevant recommendations of the National Community Service Orders Committee and Community Service Orders Executive Committees;

(vi) coordinating the implementation of crime prevention programmes and spear-heading the implementation of victim support services;

(vii) promoting programmes for Probation Community Resource and Rehabilitation Centres;

(viii) coordinating the development, implementation and review of supervision and rehabilitation tools, supervision standards and guidelines;

(ix) overseeing the development and implementation of treatment and rehabilitation programmes for ex-offenders serving various non-custodial measures in the community;

(x) spearheading the development and review of frameworks and instruments for empowerment and reintegration and resettlement of ex-offenders;

(xi) guiding on the management of psychiatric and special needs offenders;

(xii) spearheading inspection and quality assurance on service delivery and programs for offenders and victims;

(xiii) spearheading the development and implementation of offender case management systems;

(xiv) collaborating with partners and stakeholders on Probation and Aftercare matters;

(xv) coordinating publication and dissemination of research findings in print and electronic media;
(xvi) spearheading the development and implementation of Probation and Aftercare Strategic Plan, work plan, budget, performance contract and performance appraisal.


At Regional Offices:

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

(i) coordinating Probation and Aftercare Service mandate
and functions at the regions and ensuring achievement of Department’s strategic objectives;

(ii) overseeing the implementation of Probation and Aftercare Service policies, procedures, tools, guidelines and strategies at the region;

(iii) coordinating Probation and Aftercare Service advisories to courts and penal institutions in the region;

(iv) organizing sentence reviews by liaising with County Directors and preparing and disseminating prison decongestion schedules at the region;

(v) coordinating the implementation of victim support services at the region;

(vi) coordinating the implementation of crime prevention programmes at the region;

(vii) overseeing implantation of supervision and rehabilitation tools, standards and guidelines at the region;

(viii) spearheading the implementation of youth justice programmes;

(ix) overseeing the implantation of treatment, supervision and rehabilitation programmes from ex-offenders serving various non-custodial measures in the com-munity;

(x) overseeing the management of psychiatric and special needs offenders at the region;

(xi) coordinating the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence(SGBV) in the region;

(xii) coordinating, disseminating and ensuring implementation of penal release decisions in the region;
(xiii) carry out inspections and quality assurance on service delivery and programs for offenders and victims at the region;

(xiv) overseeing the implementation of offender data and case management systems in the region;
(xv) coordinating research activities on probation and Aftercare Service programmes in the region;
(xvi) spearheading the implementation and initiation of climate change strategies through the Community Service Orders program in the regiion;

(xvii) collaborate with partners and stakeholders on Probation and Aftercare matters at the region;
(xviii) build strategic partnerships and synergies with National Government departments, County Governments, Agencies and non-state actors in the region;

(xix) ensuring, compliance with good governance and code of ethics at the region;
(xx) managing and developing staff in the region;

(xxi) coordinate the implementation of government cross-cutting policies at the region.#

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director, Probation CSG 6;

(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Law, Counselling Psychology, Social Psychology or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) a Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Social Work, Sociology, Criminology Criminal Justice, Law, Clinical psychology, Social Psychology, or equivalent qualification from a recognized university;

(iv) demonstrated professional and managerial competences and results; and

(v) exhibited a thorough understanding of national policies, goals, objectives and ability to relate them to Probation and Aftercare function.

How to Apply

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