SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

1. Served in the grade of Assistant Director, Social Development for at least (3) years;
2. Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Sociology,
   Anthropology, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Project Development/Management, Disability Studies, Counselling, Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Business Administration/Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

  iii.        Master’s degree in any of the following fields: - Sociology, Social Work,
Psychology, Community Development, Project Development/ Management, Anthropology, Counselling, Gender Studies, Social Studies, Gender and Development, Project Planning/Management, Public Policy, Disaster Management, Business Administration’ Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

4. Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
5. Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
6. Demonstrated administrative and managerial capabilities in promoting social development programmes.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Initiating the development of social development policies, strategies and programmes;
2. Implementing community mobilization, community development, social welfare, social protection, older persons, persons with disabilities, community capacity support Programme (CCSP), vocational Rehabilitation services, volunteerism and family promotion/protection
   programmes;
3. Promoting and coordinating volunteer services, mainstreaming disability
   into social development programmes and projects;
4. Verifying the eligibility of identified older persons and persons with severe disability for the cash transfer Programmes;
5. Supporting institutions of older persons in the provision of effective care and protection for vulnerable older persons;
6. Coordinating vocational rehabilitation and training for persons with disabilities; implementing family promotion and protection programmes;
7. Compiling, collating and disseminating social development statistical data; and
8. undertaking research in social development related issues.