Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementation of gender policies, projects and programmes; facilitating gender mainstreaming activities in County Departments, promoting gender socio-economic empowerment; undertaking sensitization/awareness creation on gender programmes and projects; 
• Undertaking research on gender issues, including baseline survey on female Genital Mutilation and Gender Based Violence; Coordinating collection and development of gender-disaggregated data and   management information   systems;
•  Monitoring gender mainstreaming, socio-economic empowerment and Female Genital Mutilation and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence projects and programmes establishing the level of compliance with the Two Third Gender Principle in County Departments; 
• Providing input on Gender Mainstreaming in the CIDP Expenditure Framework budget; monitoring gender-related funds; monitoring the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation and  Sexual and Gender-related matters; 
• Guiding and  engaging with  partners and stakeholders on Gender-related matters; Guiding and facilitating the formation of community-level structures on Anti-female Genital Mutilation and Gender Based Violence groups; 
• Maintaining a complaints and grievances mechanism on gender-related matters at the county; and preparing monthly, quarterly, and bi-annual reports on gender programmes/projects.

Requirement for Appointment

• A minimum of Eight (8) years experience
• Must be a serving officer in Nyandarua County Public Service
• Bachelor’s 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 recognized institution:
• Master’s degree in any of the above state fields of study
• Demonstrated Merit and Ability as reflected in Work Performance and Results