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The Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) was established in 1961 and was named as the then Voice of Kenya Training School. Its main purpose was to train electronic engineering and technicians for the then, Kenya Broadcasting Service (KBS), that was later rebranded in 1962 as the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). KBC was then nationalized in 1964,...
REF NO. KIMC/CF/4/05/2025
Job Description
- This is the entry grade for the Chef cadre. An Officer at this level will work under a senior officer.
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
- Supervising cooks and assist them as needed;
- Delegating tasks to kitchen staff;
- Ensuring that all food is of excellent quality and served in a timely manner;
- Taking charge of food assembling, preparation, production and placement;
- Delivering and using kitchen equipment with due care;
- Inspecting cleanliness of equipment, kitchen appliances and work area in order to meet the required standards and set regulations; Creating new recipes to keep the menu fresh;
- Receiving feedback and making improvements where necessary;
- Report supply shortages on food and equipment;
- Prepare food according to menus and dietary requirements considering seasonal and market changes within the limitation of established policies;
- Planning orders of foodstuffs for availability when needed, and maintaining price fluctuation charts and other appropriate records; and
- Assisting in developing procedures and methods for food production in consultation with other administrative staff to achieve high quality meals, and cost-effective performance objectives.
Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade an officer must have:
- Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Food Production, Food and Beverage Production, Food and Beverage Service and Sales or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Food Handlers' Certificate; and
- Certificate in computer application skills
Terms of Service
- The successful candidate will be on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service. The Minimum basic salary for this position will range from Kshs. 42,636 Kshs. 58,938/= per month exclusive of allowances.
Candidates who meet the above requirements are invited to send their applications quoting the Job Reference Number, accompanied by an Application Letter, Detailed Curriculum Vitae, Copies of Academic and Professional Certificates, National Identity Card, Transcripts and Testimonials; Daytime Contacts, Full Names and Contacts of three (3) referees to be addressed to:
The Director/ CEO
Kenya Institute of Mass Communication, Uholo Road (South B), Nairobi,
Off Mombasa Road,
P.O. Box 42422-00100,
NAIROBI.
The application should ONLY be hand delivered or posted) not later than 3rd June, 2025 at 5.00 pm.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
After interviews successful candidates will be required to obtain the following documents:
- Certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
- Tax compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
- Clearance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
- Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
- Clearance certificate from a Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
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