Background

The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) is a semi-autonomous government agency (SAGA) under the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, in the State Department of Gender Affairs. The Fund was enacted through Legal Notice No.24 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and published on 13th February 2015. The Fund is governed by the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 (National Government Affirmative Action Fund), Regulations 2016.

Responsibilities

The Programme Officers can be deployed in various functional areas.

They will be responsible for the following functions:

Programmes Department

• Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for programmes, public education and advocacy.
• Oversee the implementation of projects financed through the Fund;
• Promoting programmes for projects and activities for economic empowerment financed by the Fund;
• Promote value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
• Promote socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
• Receive, review and recommend to the board for approval project proposals emanating from Counties and provide feedback;
• Facilitate establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
• Oversee disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
• Coordinate project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
• Ensure projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund;
• Develop and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
• Advice on imposing of reasonable requirements including restriction as on a particular county for the disbursement of funds;
• Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and
• Develop and implement the guidelines for approval of projects.

Public Education, Awareness and Capacity Building Department

• Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for public education, awareness and capacity building;
• Coordinate the participation of other stakeholders involved in public education programmes;
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification and accessing funds for projects;
• Develop training and/or curriculum manual for conducting civic education programmes and activities in counties
• Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers and other government agencies in respect to dissemination of government programmes and policies;
• Coordinate programmes for conducting civic education activities in counties.

County Coordination Offices

• Implementing policies, programmes, standards, guidelines on the mandate of the Fund programmes;
• Conducting Civic Education and community sensitizati1on through public education and advocacy;
• Promoting value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
• Promoting socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
• Collaborating with stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
• Coordinating public education and advocacy on enhancement of access to services for survivors of gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, child marriages or forced marriages;
• Receiving, review and recommend project proposals to the board for approval;
• Developing and implement proposals for establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
• Implementing disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
• Undertaking civic education and community sensitization on the National Government affirmative action programmes and policies;
• project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
• Ensuring projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund; Undertaking capacity building for affirmative action groups;
• Developing and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
• Implementing partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and
• Implement the guidelines for approval of projects.

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Project Planningand Management, Education, Development Studies, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Gender Studies, Business Management/Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer application skills

• Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for programmes, public education and advocacy.
• Oversee the implementation of projects financed through the Fund;
• Promoting programmes for projects and activities for economic empowerment financed by the Fund;
• Promote value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
• Promote socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
• Receive, review and recommend to the board for approval project proposals emanating from Counties and provide feedback;
• Facilitate establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
• Oversee disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
• Coordinate project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
• Ensure projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund;
• Develop and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
• Advice on imposing of reasonable requirements including restriction as on a particular county for the disbursement of funds;
• Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and
• Develop and implement the guidelines for approval of projects.
• Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for public education, awareness and capacity building;
• Coordinate the participation of other stakeholders involved in public education programmes;
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification and accessing funds for projects;
• Develop training and/or curriculum manual for conducting civic education programmes and activities in counties
• Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers and other government agencies in respect to dissemination of government programmes and policies;
• Coordinate programmes for conducting civic education activities in counties.
• Implementing policies, programmes, standards, guidelines on the mandate of the Fund programmes;
• Conducting Civic Education and community sensitizati1on through public education and advocacy;
• Promoting value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
• Promoting socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
• Collaborating with stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
• Coordinating public education and advocacy on enhancement of access to services for survivors of gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, child marriages or forced marriages;
• Receiving, review and recommend project proposals to the board for approval;
• Developing and implement proposals for establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
• Implementing disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
• Undertaking civic education and community sensitization on the National Government affirmative action programmes and policies;
• project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
• Ensuring projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund; Undertaking capacity building for affirmative action groups;
• Developing and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
• Implementing partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and
• Implement the guidelines for approval of projects.

• Proficiency in computer application skills

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Project Planningand Management, Education, Development Studies, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Gender Studies, Business Management/Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer application skills