Monitoring Officer II

Grade: IPOA 9

Directorate: Inspections, Monitoring and Preventive Services

Department: Monitoring and Preventive Services Headquarters, Nairobi / Regional Offices / County Location / Work Station Offices

Section / Unit: Monitoring / Preventive Services

Reporting Relationships

Reports to: Senior Assistant Director, Monitoring and Preventive Services / Assistant Director, Regional Coordination

Job Purpose

Responsible for monitoring of policing operations affecting members of the public

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

An officer at this grade will undertake the following duties and responsibilities: i. Supporting the implementation of policies, strategies, guidelines, plans, standards and procedures pertaining to monitoring while ensuring compliance with relevant laws, rules and regulations;

• Monitoring police operations affecting members of the public;
• Collecting and collating data for monitoring reports;
• Following up on the implementation of recommendations arising from police operations monitored;
• Conducting studies on trends and patterns of police misconduct;
• Monitoring the operations of the Internal Affairs Unit of the National Police Service;
• Implementing capacity building programs on the prevention of police misconduct;
• Implementing monitoring tools, concepts and controls to suit emerging trends in policing; and
• Updating records in the division.

Knowledge, Experience and qualifications required

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have the following Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Public Administration, Public Policy, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Education, Sociology, Political Science, Social Sciences, Military, Security Studies or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Proficiency in computer applications