Laikipia County is one of the 14 counties within the Rift Valley region and one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya.

NO OF VACANCIES

ONE (1)

TERMS OF SERVICE

PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Duties and Responsibilities

The Chief Community Development Assistant manages community-based projects, builds stakeholder partnerships, and supports local populations by identifying social and economic needs. This senior-level assistant role coordinates field operations and guides junior community workers.

• Plan and Launch community projects from start to finish,
• Meet with local groups leaders, and residents to encourage participation.
• Train mentor, and monitor field personnel and junior assistants.
• Collect field data track project success, and write progress reports.
• Help write grant proposals and manage allocated project budgets

Requirement for Appointment

• Have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than seven (7) years in the professional field in the public service or private sector.
• Certificate in Supervisory Course lasting for not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Diploma in Community Development, Social work, Sociology, or project planning.
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability; and,
• A Certificate in Computer Application skills.

• Plan and Launch community projects from start to finish
• Meet with local groups leaders, and residents to encourage participation.
• Train mentor, and monitor field personnel and junior assistants.
• Collect field data track project success, and write progress reports.
• Help write grant proposals and manage allocated project budgets

• Community project planning and management
• Stakeholder partnership building and community engagement
• Training, mentoring, and monitoring field personnel
• Field data collection and project monitoring
• Progress report writing
• Grant proposal writing
• Project budget management
• Computer application skills
• Professional competence and administrative capability

• Certificate in Supervisory Course lasting for not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Diploma in Community Development, Social work, Sociology, or project planning
• A Certificate in Computer Application skills
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability