Assistant Director, Fingerprints Services at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

V/No.186/2020
Salary Scale: Ksh. 87,360- Ksh.121,430 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.16, 800 – 45,000p.m (depending on duty station)
Commuter Allowance: Ksh. 12,000p.m
Leave Allowance: As existing in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• served for a minimum period of nine (9) years and currently serving at the grade of Senior Fingerprint Officer, CSG 9 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Forensic Science, Criminology, Security and Disaster Management, Information Science, Information Communication Technology, Anthropology, Library and Archival Science, Sociology, Psychology, Government/Political Science, Community Development, Conflict Management, Development Studies, Cultural Studies, Communication or comparable qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• been gazzetted as a “Fingerprint Officer”; and
• shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• cross referencing detected double, multiple and illegal registration of nationalidentity cards;
• initiating research and providing advice on wrongly linked records;
• establishing identity or non-identity of fingerprints of two sets of impressions generated by the Automated Fingerprints Identification System (AFIS);
• overseeing indexing of fingerprint files and breakdown of fingerprint formulae;
• liaising with the security agencies and other stakeholders in combating and controlling illegal entry of persons into the country;
• monitoring validation and/or invalidation of records based on fingerprint comparison principles;
• analyzing reports on detected double, multiple and illegal registration for national identity cards;
• monitoring validation of automated searches involving fingerprints;
• coordinating fingerprints searches of known and unknown deceased persons;
• preparing and presenting complex fingerprint reports as evidence in court(s) of law; and
• initiating fingerprints personnel training and research programmes in liaison with other stakeholders;