Vacancies at the National Cohesion and Integration Commission

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission was established to facilitate and promote equality of opportunity, good relations, harmony and peaceful co-existence between persons of different ethnic and racial communities of Kenya and to advise the Government on all aspects thereof.

The Commission intends to recruit highly professional self driven individuals to fill the following vacant positions:

 1.   Assistant Director Civic Education and Advocacy – NCIC 3

Duties and Responsibilities:

i)     In charge of the department of Civic Education and Advocacy.

ii)     Preparation of work schedules, plans and budgets.

iii)    Developing and updating NCIC Civic Education and Advocacy material and disseminating the same to the public.

Requirements for Appointment:

i)        Have served for a period of seven (7) years in a field relevant to Civic Education and Advocacy four (4) of which should have been at a senior supervisory level either in the Public Service, Private Sector, NGO or an International Organization or as an Assistant Lecturer.

ii)    Have a Masters Degree in Law, Education or any other relevant Social Science.

iii)    Have demonstrated professional competence in Civic Education and Advocacy or a related field.

 2.   Assistant Director Reconciliation and Integration – NCIC 3

Duties and Responsibilities:

i)    Develop work plans and coordinate reconciliation and integration activities.

ii)    Responsible for peace-building, conflict management and inter community dialogue activities.

iii)    Spearhead the development of peace-building and conflict management advocacy materials in liaison with the Communications and Media Relations Office.

Requirements for Appointment:

i)      Have served for at least seven (7) years in the field of Peace-building, community education or  advocacy three (3) of which should be at a senior supervisory level.

ii)     Have a Masters degree in Conflict Management or any other related field.

3.   Investigations Officer – NCIC 5

Duties and Responsibilities:

i)      Undertaking investigations into crimes related to the provisions of the NCI Act 2008.

ii)      Preparing reports of findings and making appropriate recommendations.

Requirements for Appointment:

i)      Over six years investigative experience.

ii)      Have a Bachelors Degree in criminology, Law or IT.

iii)      Possess excellent report writing skills.

iv)     Good understanding of the Criminal Procedure Code, Penal Code and the NCI Act.

v)      No pending cases in court or before any disciplinary committee in the Police Force or any other body.

Detailed job description and requirements for the positions are found on our website: www.cohesion.or.ke

Applications attaching CVs, copies of certificates and testimonials should be forwarded not later than 17^th August, 2012 to:

Commission Secretary / CEO

National Cohesion and Integration Commission

KMA Centre, 6^th Floor

Mara Road, Upper Hill

P.O. Box 7055 - 00100

Nairobi