Secretary, Probation Job PSCK

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Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) years of which must be in the grade of Deputy Director, CSG 6, and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Law, Counselling Psychology, Social Psychology, or equivalent qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, criminal Justice, Law, Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Social Psychology, or equivalent qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• a Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• demonstrated professional and managerial competences and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to probation and aftercare service function.

Duties and Responsibilities

• overseeing the development, implementation, reviewing and interpretation of probation and aftercare services, policies, strategies, standards, guidelines and procedures
• advising the Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary and the Chief Justice on matters relating to probation and aftercare services;
• ensuring compliance to probation of offenders Act, Cap 64, Community Service Orders, Cap 93, and other relevant Acts;
• providing strategic leadership in the implementation of probation and aftercare programmes, projects and activities;
• spearheading institutional reforms in collaboration with other justice administration agencies;
• initiating the development, implementation, and review of the necessary legal and institutional frameworks;
• proving progress reports to the central probation committee on all offenders placed on probation and aftercare services for non-custodial sanctions;
• providing secretarial services to central probation committee as per the probation of offenders Act, Cap 64 rules 16(2) (4);
• overseeing the implementation of counter violence extremism programme in probation and aftercare with collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Centre;
• overseeing the development, implementation and review of national standards of probation practice;
• establishing linkages and collaboration with stakeholders and development partners;
• ensuring the implementation of international treaties and conventions ratified by Kenya on probation practice;
• facilitating benchmarks on offender management best practices;
• collaborating criminal justice agencies and other relevant stakeholders for administration of justice;
• spearheading the development and implementation of the department’s strategic plans, work plans, budgets and performance contract and performance appraisal;
• ensuring compliance with good governance and code of ethics; and
• managing and developing staff in probation and aftercare service

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