Nyandarua County is a County in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Ol Kalou.Formerly the capital was Nyahururu, which is now part of the Laikipia County. Nyandarua County has population of 596,268 [and an area of 3,304 km²

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 CIDP Expenditure Framework budget; monitoring gender-related funds; monitoring 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 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, 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