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Advert Number: 183/2025

Organisation Advertising: State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizens Affairs

Requirements for Appointment:

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• (i) cumulative service period of eighteen (18) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Director Social Development CSG 5 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• (ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Community Development/Management, Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Business Administration, Counselling Psychology or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iii) a Masters degree in any of the following fields: Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Community Development/Management, Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Business Administration, Counselling Psychology, Public Policy, Project Planning/Management, Disaster Management or equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
• (iv) a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution; and
• (v) be in good standing as a current member of a relevant professional body;

Duties and Responsibilities:

Secretary, Social Development will be reporting to the Principal Secretary, duties and responsibilities will include: -

• policy formulation and implementation;
• providing strategic leadership to directorates, divisions, and regional structures under Social Development;
• overseeing planning, budgeting, and performance contracting within the Social Development function;
• coordinating with County Governments on devolved social development functions;
• guiding inter-agency and multi-sectoral collaboration on community development and social protection initiatives;
• supervising implementation of key programs such as: Community-driven development (CDD)initiatives, supporting vulnerable groups (e.g., youth, women, and PWDs), providing oversight of registration, regulation, and capacity building of community-based and self-help organizations;
• overseeing compliance and enforcement of statutory regulations under the Non-Governmental Organizations Coordination Act, the Social Development Policy, and Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Framework;
• serving as Secretary or advisor to relevant boards, such as the NGO Coordination Board or Social Development Committees;
• capacity building and offering technical support by leading the development of training curricula and materials for community development officers, providing technical guidance to County Social Development Officers, promoting community empowerment through participatory planning, monitoring, and social accountability tools;
• overseeing data collection, analysis, and reporting on social development indicators, championing social research to inform policy and program design and ensuring effective M&E systems for tracking the impact of community-based interventions;
• facilitating resource mobilization through donor engagement and public-private partnerships and building and sustaining partnerships with UN agencies, NGOs, development partners, and faith-based organizations;
• advising the Principal Secretary and Cabinet Secretary on emerging issues affecting community development and social cohesion; and
• representing the Ministry in inter-ministerial, regional, and international forums on social development.

• policy formulation and implementation;
• providing strategic leadership to directorates, divisions, and regional structures under Social Development;
• overseeing planning, budgeting, and performance contracting within the Social Development function;
• coordinating with County Governments on devolved social development functions;
• guiding inter-agency and multi-sectoral collaboration on community development and social protection initiatives;
• supervising implementation of key programs such as: Community-driven development (CDD)initiatives, supporting vulnerable groups (e.g., youth, women, and PWDs), providing oversight of registration, regulation, and capacity building of community-based and self-help organizations;
• overseeing compliance and enforcement of statutory regulations under the Non-Governmental Organizations Coordination Act, the Social Development Policy, and Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Framework;
• serving as Secretary or advisor to relevant boards, such as the NGO Coordination Board or Social Development Committees;
• capacity building and offering technical support by leading the development of training curricula and materials for community development officers, providing technical guidance to County Social Development Officers, promoting community empowerment through participatory planning, monitoring, and social accountability tools;
• overseeing data collection, analysis, and reporting on social development indicators, championing social research to inform policy and program design and ensuring effective M&E systems for tracking the impact of community-based interventions;
• facilitating resource mobilization through donor engagement and public-private partnerships and building and sustaining partnerships with UN agencies, NGOs, development partners, and faith-based organizations;
• advising the Principal Secretary and Cabinet Secretary on emerging issues affecting community development and social cohesion; and
• representing the Ministry in inter-ministerial, regional, and international forums on social development.

• Strategic leadership
• Policy formulation and implementation
• Planning and budgeting
• Performance contracting
• Inter-agency coordination
• Multi-sectoral collaboration
• Program supervision
• Compliance and enforcement
• Advisory services
• Capacity building
• Technical support
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Social research
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems
• Resource mobilization
• Donor engagement
• Public-private partnerships
• Inter-ministerial, regional, and international representation

• A Bachelors degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Community Development/Management, Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Business Administration, Counselling Psychology or any other relevant qualification from a university recognized in Kenya.
• A Masters degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Community Development/Management, Disability Studies, Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Business Administration, Counselling Psychology, Public Policy, Project Planning/Management, Disaster Management or equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya.
• A Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development programme from a recognized institution.
• Current membership in a relevant professional body in good standing.