Career Opportunities at Kenya National Examinations Council

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Deputy Director, Examinations Administration – Field Administration Services, KNEC Grade3 (1 Post)

Job Specifications

• Ensuring the answer scripts are received, sorted, and after administration of examination/assessment;
• Ensuring that answer scripts and other related examination/assessment materials are dispatched and returned to and from marking centres;
• Ensuring the processing examinations of examination centre bills and examiners claims in liaison with Finance department;
• Ensuring preparation of schedules of appointment and promotion of senior examiners are done within each examination/assessment;
• Ensuring the preparation of documents required for the administration of each examination/assessment for use by field administration personnel;
• Ensuring that programs and draft budget estimates are prepared for briefing and sensitization of field officers and examiners;
• Ensuring that lists of applications from centres requesting to be used as marking centres are prepared;
• Ensuring questionnaires and related documents for inspection of marking centres are prepared;
• Ensuring preparation of programs, budgets, and materials for training examiners;
• Ensuring that the list of successful examiners is prepared for uploading to the examiners’ database and responding to the unsuccessful examiners.
• Ensuring programs, budgets, relevant documents, and stationery are prepared to facilitate the marking of examinations;
• Ensures that the marking exercise is undertaken at the marking centres as per the approved programs;
• Supervising and coordinating the day-to-day activities in the department;
• Ensuring the implementation of the corruption prevention plan, Quality Management Systems, risk management registers, and appraising staff within the department;
• Ensuring the Preparation, monitoring, and implementation of the annual work plans, leave roasters, and preparing reports upon completion of each activity done in the department.

Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• At least twelve (12) years of cumulative relevant work experience, four (4) of which should have served at management level;
• Masters Degree in Education or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Bachelors Degree in Education from a recognized institution;
• OR Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from a recognized institution;
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated competence and merit in work performance;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution (to be submitted by the successful candidate)

Key Competencies, Skills, and Attributes

• Analytical skills;
• Communication skills;
• Mentoring, coaching, and leadership skills;
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills;
• Team player;
• Integrity.

Senior Records Management Officer: KNEC Grade 6 (1 POST)

Job Specifications
The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail:

• Assisting in developing and ensuring implementation of records management policies and procedures;
• Ensuring the security of files and information;
• Ensuring proper handling of documents, pending correspondences, and bring-ups;
• Preparing disposal schedules following relevant government laws and regulations;
• Ensuring classification and indexing of records;
• Ensuring effective mail management;
• Maintaining, verifying, and evaluating existing records management systems.

Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• At least six (6) years of cumulative relevant work experience;
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Information Science Management, Records Management, Social Sciences or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Supervisory Skills course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution;
• Demonstrated merit in work performance;
• Proficiency in computer application;
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution (to be submitted by the successful candidate)

Method of Application

TERMS OF OFFER
The Council will offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with the seniority and responsibilities of the position.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• Interested and suitably qualified candidates should download and fill out the Application of Employment form KNEC.2A, application letter with enclosed certified copies of academic and professional certificates, detailed curriculum vitae giving details of daytime telephone contact, e-mail address, current remuneration (enclose a copy of your latest pay slip), names and valid current contacts of three referees on or before the closing date for receipt of applications 29th May 2023 to:

The Chief Executive Officer
The Kenya National Examinations Council
P.O. Box 73598 – 00200
NAIROBI

NOTE:

• Applications received after the deadline date will not be considered;
• Successful applicants offered employment will be required to submit clearances under Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya;
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and canvassing will result in automatic disqualification

Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) on knec.ac.ke to apply