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Senior Assistant Director, Capacity Building
2026-02-10T20:32:13+00:00
National Crime Research Centre
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Public Administration, and Government
Management, Legal, Civil & Government, Research
KES
MONTH
2026-03-02T17:00:00+00:00
8

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
postgraduate degree
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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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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, March 2 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 10-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 10-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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