BACKGROUND
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is a public body
established by Parliament with the mandate of leading the protection and
promotion of human rights in Kenya by, inter alia, challenging the culture
of impunity, and inducing accountability of the political class to the
voters.
In furtherance of this mandate, the KNCHR plans to monitor the conduct of
the various players during campaigns for the General Elections, with a view to
strengthen democratic governance in Kenya by creating and enforcing
disincentives for politicians, religions leaders and public servants to misuse state resources
in partisan political campaigns or incite the citizenry to violence.
Towards this end, the KNCHR invites applications from qualified, committed
and readily available persons to urgently fill the following vacancies in
the elections monitoring project in upper/lower Eastern, Rift Valley, Central, Western, Nyanza, Coast and North Eastern provinces.
established by Parliament with the mandate of leading the protection and
promotion of human rights in Kenya by, inter alia, challenging the culture
of impunity, and inducing accountability of the political class to the
voters.
In furtherance of this mandate, the KNCHR plans to monitor the conduct of
the various players during campaigns for the General Elections, with a view to
strengthen democratic governance in Kenya by creating and enforcing
disincentives for politicians, religions leaders and public servants to misuse state resources
in partisan political campaigns or incite the citizenry to violence.
Towards this end, the KNCHR invites applications from qualified, committed
and readily available persons to urgently fill the following vacancies in
the elections monitoring project in upper/lower Eastern, Rift Valley, Central, Western, Nyanza, Coast and North Eastern provinces.
Project Coordinator - 1 position
Duration of Contract: 3 months
Key Result Areas
- Coordinating the day-to-day implementation of the election monitoring project
- Preparing periodic project reports.
- Prepare a summative report at the end of the project.
- Managing and supervising project staff and monitors
- Providing technical expertise on project matters
- Convening periodic meetings of the project
- Quality assurance of the programme outputs
- Liaison and consultations with the project manager
- Ensuring adequate and effective flow of information within the project
Desired Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum bachelors degree in social sciences
- Good understanding of human rights issues
- Knowledge of Kenya's electoral laws, processes and environment
- Good organizational, analytical and networking skills
- Experience in coordination and logistics
- Skills in managing large sets of data
- Experience in lobbying and advocacy work
Data Analyst - 1 position
Duration of Contract: 2 months
Key Result Areas
- Assist Coordinator to verify information
- Create a functional and effective elections monitoring database
- Create reporting formats based on the data gathered
- supervise data entry and data processing
- assist the project officer in analysis and compilation of project reports
- To perform any other lawful duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Project manager
Desired Qualifications
- Minimum diploma in information technology or related field
- Qualifications in social sciences with experience in data management and analysis may be considered
- Skills in database management
- Skills in managing large sets of data
Data Entry Clerks - 3 positions
Duration of Contract: 3 months
Key Result Areas
- To enter data field into the election monitoring database
- To assist the data analyst and the project coordinator in collating, analyzing and producing periodic reports on the project.
- To perform any other lawful duties as may be assigned from time to time by the project coordinator.
In order to undertake the assignment, the monitor shall:
- Participate in the induction training that will be organized by KNCHR
- Not delegate the assignment to any other person
Required Qualifications
- Minimum diploma in a relevant field.
- Proficiency in data related computer operations.
- Demonstrable computer typing skills.
- Ability and willingness to work in difficult situations
Election Monitors - 40 positions
Duration of Contract: 3 months
Key Result Areas
- To monitor and accurately record incidences of
- Incitement to violence
- Occurrences of violence
- Hate speech on the basis of race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, as well as religion
- Prepare and submit weekly monitoring reports to the project coordinator
- To perform any other lawful duties as may be assigned from time to time by the project coordinator and project manager
In order to undertake the assignment, the monitor shall:
- Participate in the induction training that will be organized by KNCHR
- Not delegate the assignment to any other person
- Use the monitoring tool provided by KNCHR.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum O level certificate
- Demonstrable research and interviewing skills
- Ability and willingness to work in difficult situations.
- Experience in monitoring work
All the above candidates should possess the following qualities:
- Good interpersonal and people management skills
- Demonstrable research, report writing and communication skills
- Demonstrable solid commitment to human rights and social justice
- Knowledge of the Kenyan electoral process and environment
If you possess the above qualities please send your application, clearly indicating the position you are applying for, together with a detailed C.V., a daytime telephone contact, and names and telephone contacts of three referees by 20th June 2010., to;
The Commission Secretary,
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights,
Lenana Road, CVS Plaza, 1st Floor,
P. O. Box 74359-00200
Nairobi
Email: recruitments@knchr.org.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted