Secretary Grade A/B at Kenyatta University

Reporting to the Chair, Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kitui Campus, the successful candidate's main responsibility will be to provide secretarial support for the staff, students, and the Chairman, Department of Agricultural Science and Technology

Job Responsibilities

• Welcoming and entertaining visitors
• Answering calls, taking messages, and handling incoming and outgoing correspondence
• Maintaining the Chairman’s diary and arranging for staff/guests  and students' appointments
• Typing, preparing reports, memos, notices, and circulars.
• Ensuring documentation at the Chairman, AST conforms with the University Quality Management Systems
• Liaising with relevant organizations and clients
• Handling official information with requisite confidentiality
• Any other duties assigned by the Chairman, Agricultural Science and

Qualifications & Experience:

Applicants must have at least KCSE C or KCE Div. III or an equivalent qualification with a credit in English Language.  In addition, they must have the following secretarial qualifications examined by KNEC:

• Typewriting 50wpm or Computerized Document Processing III
• Secretarial Duties II
• Office Management III
• Business English III
• Commerce II
• Shorthand 80wpm

Skills required for the Job:

• Good customer care skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Computer literacy with good knowledge of word processing and Excel.
• Team player skills.
• Communication and secretarial skills.