Social Development Officer II - 30 Positions at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Project Development/Management, Disability Studies, Counseling, Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Business Administration/Management or equivalent qualification 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. Specific duties and responsibilities include:-

• Working with communities to identify and mobilize local resources for the implementation of development projects; 
• Guiding communities develop Community Action Plans (CAPs);
• Liaising with local communities and other development agencies in implementing community development programmes; 
• Identifying self-help groups and community-based organization for registration;
• Collecting sex and disability disaggregated data for all social development programmes;
• Collecting social development related data for planning;
• Guiding communities and self-help groups to identify their social economic needs;
• Mobilizing communities to implement their development projects; and
• Mainstreaming disability in programmes and projects.