Senior Assistant Director, Capacity Building
2026-02-10T20:32:13+00:00
National Crime Research Centre
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https://www.crimeresearch.go.ke/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Public Administration, and Government
Management, Legal, Civil & Government, Research
2026-03-02T17:00:00+00:00
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Job Description
Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, procedures, guidelines, protocols and programmes for capacity building;
Ensuring compliance on policies, guidelines and protocols for capacity building and training;
Developing training curricula and expert training modules for priority training areas for NCRC stakeholders;
Coordinating capacity building programmes in and assisting the Government in formulation and implementation;
Formulating and implementing capacity building programmes at the Centre towards building efficient and effective capacity of the government, private sector and other stakeholders and related policy issues;
Developing, implementing and reviewing training programmes in liaison with relevant stakeholders;
Establishing and coordinating research exchange programme;
Informing and guiding research and academic programme of NCRC;
Developing standards and procedures for implementation of various training programmes.
Developing proposals for resource mobilization in liaison with resource mobilization department; and
Coordinating the publication and use of the Centre's research finding
Job Specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years' three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Principal Research Analyst or Assistant Director Organized Crime Research; Conventional and Emerging Crimes Research; Monitoring and Evaluation Research; Information Management; Public Awareness and Partnership; and Capacity Building or in a comparable and equivalent position;
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration or related field from a recognized institution or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
Master's degree in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration or related field from a recognized institution or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
PhD in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration from a recognized institution;
Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
Minimum of three (3) publications in peer-reviewed journals, books, and book chapters;
Minimum of four (4) published research papers or reports;
Proficiency in computer applications; and
Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.
- Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, procedures, guidelines, protocols and programmes for capacity building;
- Ensuring compliance on policies, guidelines and protocols for capacity building and training;
- Developing training curricula and expert training modules for priority training areas for NCRC stakeholders;
- Coordinating capacity building programmes in and assisting the Government in formulation and implementation;
- Formulating and implementing capacity building programmes at the Centre towards building efficient and effective capacity of the government, private sector and other stakeholders and related policy issues;
- Developing, implementing and reviewing training programmes in liaison with relevant stakeholders;
- Establishing and coordinating research exchange programme;
- Informing and guiding research and academic programme of NCRC;
- Developing standards and procedures for implementation of various training programmes.
- Developing proposals for resource mobilization in liaison with resource mobilization department; and
- Coordinating the publication and use of the Centre's research finding
- Proficiency in computer applications
- Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration or related field from a recognized institution or related social sciences from a recognized institution
- Master's degree in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration or related field from a recognized institution or related social sciences from a recognized institution
- PhD in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration from a recognized institution
- Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
- Minimum of three (3) publications in peer-reviewed journals, books, and book chapters
- Minimum of four (4) published research papers or reports
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Vacancy title:
Senior Assistant Director, Capacity Building
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Management, Legal, Civil & Government, Research]
Jobs at:
National Crime Research Centre
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, March 2 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 10 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job Description
Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, procedures, guidelines, protocols and programmes for capacity building;
Ensuring compliance on policies, guidelines and protocols for capacity building and training;
Developing training curricula and expert training modules for priority training areas for NCRC stakeholders;
Coordinating capacity building programmes in and assisting the Government in formulation and implementation;
Formulating and implementing capacity building programmes at the Centre towards building efficient and effective capacity of the government, private sector and other stakeholders and related policy issues;
Developing, implementing and reviewing training programmes in liaison with relevant stakeholders;
Establishing and coordinating research exchange programme;
Informing and guiding research and academic programme of NCRC;
Developing standards and procedures for implementation of various training programmes.
Developing proposals for resource mobilization in liaison with resource mobilization department; and
Coordinating the publication and use of the Centre's research finding
Job Specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years' three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Principal Research Analyst or Assistant Director Organized Crime Research; Conventional and Emerging Crimes Research; Monitoring and Evaluation Research; Information Management; Public Awareness and Partnership; and Capacity Building or in a comparable and equivalent position;
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration or related field from a recognized institution or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
Master's degree in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration or related field from a recognized institution or related social sciences from a recognized institution;
PhD in Statistics, Social Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Crime, Public Administration from a recognized institution;
Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
Minimum of three (3) publications in peer-reviewed journals, books, and book chapters;
Minimum of four (4) published research papers or reports;
Proficiency in computer applications; and
Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 180
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Job application procedure
Clearance documents (for successful candidates)
Successful candidates may be required to submit clearance certificates from the following bodies:
- Kenya Revenue Authority (Valid Tax Compliance Certificate)
- Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Certificate of Good Conduct)
- Higher Education Loans Board (Compliance Certificate)
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Self-Declaration Form)
- Credit Reference Bureau (Certificate of Clearance or Credit Report)
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