Gender Officers

Applications are invited from qualified persons for the positions shown below.

State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action

Gender Officer [II]

Requirements for Appointment:

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Sociology, Business Administration (Finance/Entrepreneurship Option), Anthropology, Counselling and Psychology, Economics, Law or any other relevant Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities 

This is an entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities will include:-

(i) collecting data on Gender mainstreaming, social-economic Empowerment, Female Genital Mutilation and Sexual and Gender Based Violence programmes and projects;
(ii) handling logistics issues relating to administration of training programmes on Gender mainstreaming, social-economic empowerment, Female Genital Mutilation and Sexual and Gender Based Violence; and
(iii) counselling victims of Gender Based Violence.