Vacancy title:
Commission Secretary

Jobs at:
National Gender and Equality Commission

Deadline of this Job:
24th December 2018

Duty Station:
Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 6th December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

The National Gender and Equality Commission

OUR VISION
A society free from all forms of inequality and discrimination

OUR MISSION
To promote gender equally and freedom from discrimination for all persons in Kenya
The National Gender and Equality Commission [NGEC] is a Constitutional Commission established by the National Gender and Equality Commission Act, 2011.The key functions of the Commission include promotion of gender equality and freedom from discrimination in accordance with Article 27 of the Constitution. The Commission invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of;Commission Secretary
Salary: As Gazetted by SRC
Terms of Service: 5 year Contract. Eligible for re—appointment for a further term of 5 years
Other benefits: Medical cover, Group life Insurance and WIBA

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Commission Secretary shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission and head of the Commission's
Secretariat and shall be responsible to the Commission for the following duties and responsibilities:

•  Implementation of all Commission decisions, policies and programmes;
  
•  Providing leadership to the Secretariat to ensure the Commission attains high levels of professionalism and ethical standards in implementing its mandate:
  
•  Ensuring safe custody of all the Commission's inventories, assets and documents;
  
•  Preparing estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Commission before the commencement of every financial year:
  
•  Ensuring annual estimates are approved by the Commission before commencement ofthe financial year and before they are submitted to National Treasury;
  
•  Ensuring all proper books and records of accounts of income expenditure. assets and liabilities of the Commission are presented to the Commission every quarter:
  
•  Preparing final accounts for submission to the Auditor General within three months after the end of each financial year:
  
•  Undertaking Resource mobilization for the Commission's programmes and activities;
  
•  Preparing report[s] of the Commission under Article 254 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and Section 8 [l] of the
  National Gender and Equality Commission Act, 2011; and
  
•  Performing all other duties as may be assigned by Commission from time to time.
  

REQUIREMENTS I-‘OR APPOINTMENT
To be considered for this post, a candidate must:

•  Be a Kenyan citizen;
  
•  Hold a degree from a university recognized in Kenya;
  
•  Have had at least ten years proven experience at management level.
  
•  Has had extensive experience in public administration; and
  
•  Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
  

Other Attributes
In addition to the above qualifications, the suitable cand idate should possess the following skills and attributes

•  Strong leadership and strategic management skills;
  
•  Demonstrable Financial management. planning and budgeting skills:
  
•  Excellent communication skills both written and oral;
  
•  Good organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills; and
  
•  Ability to work in stressful and demanding environments.