Reports to: Senior Compliance Officer

(a)    Duties and Responsibilities 

Duties and responsibilities will be to:- 

            i.                  Assess and conduct preliminary reviews of potential breaches of the ADAK Anti-Doping Rules and Anti-Doping Act of Kenya;

          ii.                  Ensure the quality of input of information into the relevant database systems

         iii.                  Participate in team investigations and analysis projects;

         iv.                  Interview or coordinate the interviewing of athletes, athlete support personnel and officials who are suspected or charged with a breach of the ADAK Anti-Doping Rules and Anti-Doping Act of Kenya;

           v.                  Review and evaluate information collected or to be collected in the course of an investigation and propose potential courses of action;

         vi.                  Identify patterns, links, networks, behavioural commonalities amongst the athletics community that indicate doping, or other potential violations of the law,

       vii.                  Record and track information/evidence collected and actions taken in the course of investigations;

     viii.                  Work with the Results Management team in investigating substantial assistance applications and potential non- Analytical Anti-Doping Rule Violations ( ADRVs) in doping-related cases;

         ix.                  Work with the Testing Team, feeding in intelligence and analytical outputs to develop intelligence-driven target-testing;

           x.                  Work with the Education Team feeding in developments and trends relating to the athletics community;

         xi.                  Identify, develop and maintain a network of contacts and processing information obtained in a sensitive and confidential way;

       xii.                  Develop and maintain extensive knowledge of doping-related science and medical information, in particular keeping current with doping substances, methods and prevalence of doping in all Athletics disciplines; and

     xiii.                  Prepare investigation reports.

(b)   Requirements for Appointment

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

i)                 Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Physical Education, Sports Science or Leisure and Recreation Management from a recognized institution; 

                   OR 

ii)               Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Sports Administration and Management from a recognized institution; 

                   OR

iii)             Bachelor’s Degree in criminology and criminal justice or equivalent qualification with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Sports Administration and Management from a recognized institution;

iv)              Knowledge of sport environment and practice ;

v)               Strong communication skills, both in compiling written reports and making oral presentations;

vi)              Ability to handle and manage strictly confidential information;

vii)            At least five (5) years’ experience in a related field; and

viii)          Proficiency in use of computer applications.