Clerical Officer at Kenya Defence Forces

(Advert 11/2020) Basic Salary: Kshs. 16,890 – 20,800 p.m.

House Allowance:                 Depending on area of deployment

Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 3,000

Leave Allowance:                 Kshs. 4,000 (Once yearly)

Terms of Service:                 Permanent & Pensionable.

 Responsibilities

This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following units/sections: Human Resource Management, General Registry, Supply Chain Management; Accounts or General Administrative Services. The officer will be required to carry out simple clerical duties under the supervision and guidance of a senior clerical officer.

Specific duties and responsibilities will entail:

• collecting statistical records; carrying out transactions related to accounts or personnel information;
• filing receipts;
• receiving, filling and dispatching correspondence;
• preparing Pay Change Advices (PCAs);
• preparing initial documents for issuance of stores;
• photocopying and scanning documents;
• indexing of documents and records;
• checking general office cleaning; and keeping safe custody of equipment, documents and records

Qualifications

For appointment to this glade, a candidate must be in possession of: –

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C- (Minus) or its equivalent qualification; and
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution