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About Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
The Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, is the leading financier of higher education in Kenya. It is a State Corporation under the then Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. HELB was established by an Act of Parliament (Cap 213A) in 1995.The mandate of the Board is to disburse loans,... read more bursaries and scholarship to students pursuing higher education in recognized institution. HELB provides affordable loans bursaries and scholarship to Kenyans pursuing higher education. Key among the responsibilities of the Board is sourcing funds, establishing, managing and awarding loans bursaries and scholarships to Kenyans pursuing higher education in recognized institutions. Through the Act, the Board has been able to recover funds loaned out to Kenyans in the past.
History
The genesis of the Higher Education Loans Board dates back to 1952 when the then colonial government awarded loans under the then Higher Education Loans Fund [HELF] to Kenyans pursuing university education in universities outside East Africa notably Britain, USA, former USSR, India and South Africa. Students who were pursuing university education in universities outside East Africa and were not on scholarships were advanced loans by the then government against securities such as Land Title Deeds, Insurance policies and Written Guarantees. However by 1974, provision of education in general had expanded intensely as a result of the heavily subsidized primary and secondary education and the general yearning for education by most Kenyan families. Consequently, the number of students seeking university education had grown to an extent that it was becoming increasingly difficult to adequately finance university education by providing full scholarships and grants by the Government.
The Government therefore introduced the University Students Loans Scheme (USLS), which was managed by the Ministry of Education. Under the scheme, Kenyan students pursuing higher education at Makerere, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam universities received loans to cover their tuition and personal needs, which they would repay on completion of their education. However, the University Students Loans Scheme (USLS) was plagued with a number of problems right on the onset. It lacked the legal basis to recover matured loans from loanees. In addition, the general public and university students wrongly perceived that the loan was a grant from the government, which was not to be repaid.
In order to address this problem, in July 1995 the Government through an act of Parliament established the Higher Education Loans Board to administer the Student Loans Scheme. In addition, the Board is empowered to recover all outstanding loans given to former university students by the Government of Kenya since 1952 through HELF and to establish a Revolving Fund from which funds can be drawn to lend out to needy Kenyan students pursuing higher education. The establishment of a revolving fund was also expected to ease pressure on the exchequer in financing education, which currently stands at 40% of the annual national budget
Ref. No. HELB/021 - Grade 9 (11 Positions)
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The job holder will be responsible for ensuring effective delivery of quality customer service to walk-in customers at Huduma Centres, emai
Ref. No. HELB/020 - Grade 11
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The job holder is responsible for driving official institution’s motor vehicles to facilitate business operations and ensuring that all vehicles
Ref. No. HELB/019 - Grade 7
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The job holder is responsible for supervising reviews of the Institution’s IT Systems and infrastructure and forensic audits and providing assura
Ref. No. HELB/018 - Grade 6
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The office holder will be responsible for creating artistic concepts, supervising the creative team, collating the creative and design needs for HE
Ref. No. HELB/016 - Grade 5
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The job holder is responsible for formulating, reviewing and monitoring statutory and legal policies and procedures relating to litigation, prose
Ref. No. HELB/015 - Grade 4
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The job holder is responsible for coordinating mobilization of resources annually from Institutional and Individual funders with the objective of
Ref. No. HELB/014 - Grade 4
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The job holder is responsible for coordinating preparation of annual budget and forecasts, Monitoring & Evaluation of budget performance for
Ref. No. HELB/013 - Grade 4
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The job holder is responsible for coordinating conduct of various types of audits and reviews in accordance with International Standards for prof
Ref. No. HELB/012 - Grade 4
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The job holder is responsible for coordinating the implementation of policies and procedures for efficient and effective strategic plan formulati
Ref. No. HELB/011 - Grade 4
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The job holder will be responsible for compliance and conformance of legal and regulatory frameworks, policies, strategies, contractual obligatio
Ref. No. HELB/010 - Grade 4
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The job holder is responsible for managing and ensuring effective coordination, smooth running, product/service awareness creation and delivery of firs
Ref. No. HELB/009 - Grade 4
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The job holder is responsible for developing and implementing an information security program, which includes procedures and policies designed to
Ref. No. HELB/008 - Grade 4
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The job holder is responsible for leading in the acquisition, gathering of system requirements, analysis, design, development and maintenance of busin
Ref. No. HELB/007 - Grade 3
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The job holder is responsible for overseeing and providing leadership in the formulation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on th
Ref. No. HELB/006 - Grade 3
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The job holder is required to perform a statutory role of leading all procurement and disposal policies and strategies in compliance with the Public Procu
Ref. No. HELB/005 - Grade 3
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The job holder is responsible for conceptualizing, planning and overseeing the implementation of corporate communication (public relations activitie
Ref. No. HELB/004 - Grade 3
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The job holder is responsible for business applications strategic planning, innovations, improvement of operational processes, and support for criti
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