# Director/Chief Executive Officer Job NCRC Nairobi, Kenya

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Company: NCRC Nairobi, Kenya

Category: Administration & Office Support

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-08-04

Expires: 2026-09-18

## Job Description

Job Purpose

The Director is responsible for the overall day to day management of the affairs of the Centre.

### Key Responsibilities

### Duties and responsibilities at this level entail

- Centre’s accounting officer.

- Overseeing the day-to-day implementation of the Centre’s Mandate.

- Advising and making recommendations to the Governing Council and the Cabinet Secretary on the formulation of policies, plans and strategies on national crime research.

- Coordinating the Centre’s development programs, project formulation, funding implementation, appraisal, monitoring and evaluation.

- Responsible for stakeholder management and enhancement of corporate image of the Centre.

- Principal spokesperson of the Centre.

- Ensuring that the Centre has an effective management structure including succession plans.

- Maintaining a conducive work environment for attracting, retaining and motivating employees and foster a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship.

- Recommending annual budgets to the Governing Council for approval.

- Ensuring that the Centre utilizes its resources prudently according to the financial guidelines provided by Government from time to time.

- Ensuring accurate and timely audits of the Centre’s books of accounts.

- Executing and communicating Council’s strategies, decisions and procedures.

- Establishing proper internal monitoring and control systems and overseeing compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

- providing leadership to the management and provide a link between the management and the Governing Council.

- Providing regular, thorough and prompt communication to the Governing Council on key technical, financial and administrative matters.

- Developing and recommending to the Governing Council the long-term strategy, business plans and oversee implementation of the Centre’s corporate strategic plan.

- Managing the Centre’s assets and liabilities.

- Fostering local and international partnerships with institutions of research and other agencies.

Job Specification    

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

- Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years, five (5) of which must have been in senior management or in a comparative position.

- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

- Master’s Degree in Social Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

- Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Social Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

- Must have eighteen (18) publications in peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters.

- Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing.

- Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution.

- Proficiency in computer applications.

- Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

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