Senior Knowledge Management Officer

Job Detail

Job ID 3580
Offered Salary 1000
Career Level Others
Experience 4 Years
Gender Both
Industry IT/Telcom
Qualifications Diploma/Degree
State Nairobi
City Nairobi

Job Description

Senior Knowledge Management Officer

The appointment shall be Permanent and Pensionable. The officer at this level will report to the Assistant Director Research.

Key Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

Participating and implementing effective Knowledge Management strategies, policies and programs;
Promoting, facilitating and communicating a culture of Knowledge sharing across all the departments;
Managing the Centre’s Crime Data Repository and publications;
Assisting in coordinating Knowledge transfer between the Centre and its stakeholders;
Extracting knowledge from the external repository for filtering in order to provide greater relevance to the Centre;
Measuring, mapping and quantifying the Centre’s knowledge and the performance of Knowledge Management solutions;
Advising on the development and implementation of the Centre’s Knowledge Management System;
Developing departmental and cross-departmental systems and processes to ensure an effective and integrated approach in identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving and sharing the Centre information to enhance efficiency and communication;
Aligning the knowledge management system to Centre’s initiatives;
Integrating information from the Centre’s directorates, departments and divisions to facilitate easy access; and
Editing and typesetting of the Centre’s publications, proofreading and publishing the Centre’s reports.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

At least four (4) years relevant work experience;
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Library Science, Mass Communication, Journalism; or related disciplines;
Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable and in good standing;
Supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
Proficiency in computer applications; and
Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.

Skills and competencies

Leadership skills;
Strategic and innovative thinking;
Interpersonal relationship skills;
Strong analytical skills;
Negotiation skills;
Report writing skills;
Problem solving skills;
Communication skills;
Ability to work under pressure;
Ability to work independently and in a team;
Ability to work with and supervise multigenerational staff; and
Excellent administrative capabilities.

Interested applicants for this position must submit duly filled NCRC job application form, from NCRC website through www.crimeresearch.go.ke/vacancies/ detailed CV, copies of academic certificates and other testimonials.

The Successful candidates will be required to submit the following documents;

Certificate of clearance from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
Certificate of Clearance from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Duly filled and stamped self declaration/ clearance form from the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC)

The self declaration form, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) should indicate the Principal Research Officer as the position for which declaration is being submitted.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and invited for interview

Application Procedure

Interested candidates are advised to visit the Centre’s website www.crimeresearch.go.ke/vacancies/ and apply online as guided.

All applications should reach the Centre on or before 25th August, 2025 latest by 5.00 PM. East African Time

The Director/CEO
National Crime Research Centre
ACK Garden Annex, 1st Ngong Avenue, off Bishops Road
P. O. Box 21180-00100
NAIROBI

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