Job Purpose
- The licensing and seaborne trade officers are responsible for coordinating and implementing strategies towards orderly development of an efficient and effective framework for provision of optimal commercial maritime services.
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
- Reconciling submitted manifest for imports and exports;
- Creating a data base of international seaborne trade statistics;
- Creating a database of inland waterways trade statistics;
- Supervise production of statistical reports on seaborne and inland water transport trade;
- Determining and implementing the use of appropriate statistical software in the computation, manipulation and analysis of data on trade statistics;
- Intervening in industry complaints relating to port operations, cargo/customs clearance and documentation process/procedures and other service delivery complaints against maritime service providers;
- Maintaining a database of industry complaints;
- Produce quarterly and annual reports on industry complaints;
- Issuing the requisite application forms and other requirements to maritime service providers upon request;
- Receiving, recording and filing licensing applications and documents related to maritime service providers;
- Investigating violations of licensing regulations;
- Assisting in maintaining a database of duly licensed maritime service providers;
- Printing of licenses for maritime service providers;
- Keeping inventory of all licenses and ensuring their safe keeping;
- Writing minutes during vetting committee meetings;
- Communicating to maritime service providers regarding their license applications;
- Issuing, receiving, recording and filing applications and requisite documentation on registration of shippers/service providers under method 2 of SOLAS VGM;
- Registering shippers/service providers under method 1 of SOLAS VGM;
- Assisting in maintaining a database of approved shippers/service providers under method 1 of SOLAS VGM;
- Taking minutes and writing reports during vetting of shippers/service providers under method 2 of SOLAS VGM;
- xPrinting of certificates to SOLAS VGM to approved shippers/service providers under method 2;
Person Specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must: -
- Bachelor degree in Maritime Studies, Port Management, Shipping, Transport Economics, logistics, Business Management/Administration or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
- Supervisory course lasting not less two (2) weeks;
- Should have experience period of a period of three (3) years;
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
- Proficiency in Computer Applications;
Hard copy applications for positions should be addressed to the Director General, Kenya Maritime Authority (a recruitment box and a register marked applications for officer positions will be placed at the Bahari Towers, reception - on ground floor). Online applications should be emailed in pdf format (as one running document) to: directorgeneral-1@kma.go.ke
Post applications should be sent to:
Director General,
Kenya Maritime Authority,
KMA Towers along Mbaraki Road (next to the Little Theatre)
P.O. Box 95076-80104, MOMBASA.
Canvassing in any form or failure to attach any of the stipulated documents will lead to automatic disqualification.
Successful candidates will be required to submit valid compliance certificates from Kenya Revenue Authority, a registered Credit Reference Bureau, Higher Education Loans Board and a certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
Successful candidates must adhere to the provisions on Leadership and Integrity as enshrined in Chapter VI of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.
Kenya Maritime Authority is an equal opportunity employer and any qualified employee including persons with disabilities and women are encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
N/B: The applications should reach the Authority on or before 1700hrs 12th May,2025.
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