Principal Records Officer at Kenya Power

Job Ref: HR: KP1/5B.2/1/3/1168

Reporting to the Manager, Legal Services, the Principal Records Officer, will be responsible for Legal, Regulatory and Company Secretarial Services and supporting the management on all related matters concerning the Company.

The key tasks & duties for the position are;

• Formulation and implementation of records policies, norms, guidelines and procedures.
• Planning and coordination of statutory record audits in the Company.
• Conducting regular records survey, appraisal and disposal.
• Conducting regular records management trainings.
• Ensuring that records policies and procedures comply with relevant legal requirements and best practices.
• Planning and implementation of relevant records activities and programs to enhance records management.
• Liaison with other Departments/ Divisions/ Regions to ensure effective management and preservation of records.
• Preservation and disaster management programs for records in the Company.
• Participating in the development of records retention/disposal schedules with departments.

Appointment Specification

• Master’s Degree from a recognized Institution.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Archives and Records Management, Information Management, Information Science, Library Science or any other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have been at a supervisory level.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body (where applicable).