Job Vacancies at The Kogi State Community and Social Development Agency (KGCSDA)

Duties

• Develop an action plan for mainstreaming vulnerable groups and gender sensitive activities in the operation of the State Agency;
• Facilitate the preparation processes of CDP formulation at Community level;
• Assist Project team to incorporate appropriate vulnerable groups (including gender) issues into project activities.
• Assist in organizing training for line Ministries, LGA, LGRG and Operations Officers in mainstreaming vulnerable and gender issues into development activities; liaise with the Desk Officers in line Ministries to identify mechanism for incorporating vulnerable and gender issues into their programmes;
• Identify and articulate opportunities for integrating social safety nets in project activities;
• Prepare a quarterly report highlighting emerging issues from projects activities in mainstreaming vulnerable group/gender issues in development activities;
• Provide input to the reparation of quarterly/annual and requisite reports of the operations department;
• Provide inputs to the costed yearly work programmes for the operations department;
• Develop, maintain and disseminate a comprehensive knowledge base on vulnerable group perspectives to promote staff awareness;
• Maintain links with and update knowledge of other relevant agencies programs on mainstreaming vulnerable groups into development agenda;
• Design strategies for the encouragement of the government and its agencies to be more supportive towards the cause of the vulnerable;
• Responsible to the Manager, Operations
• Any other duties assigned by the Manager, Operations and The General Manager.

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum of first Degree in Social Sciences, Natural Resources Sciences, Rural Environmental Development, Agricultural Extension with at least 5 years post qualification experience, part of which must have been spent in CDD related areas.
• Computer literacy, experience in gender/vulnerable mainstreaming and safety nets will be an added advantage.