Job Vacancies at Kenya National Innovation Agency

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

• Creating and continuously updating a national database to support effective development and management of the national innovation system;
• Profiling potential partners for resource mobilization for the development of technological innovations.
• identifying initiatives for commercialization of innovations;
• Creating awareness on IP rights;
• advising and training innovators on exploitation of IPR’s and on commercialization processes;
• Engaging in initiation and negotiation for linkages and partnerships among stakeholders in the national innovation systems;
• Conducting stakeholder assessment and validating opportunities and potential for development of the national innovation system;
• Implementing the agency’s strategic objectives, projects and programmes; working with the management team to ensure that projects and programmes are well integrated into the overall organization plan;
• monitoring and reporting to the management on  project and programme performance over time; and
• participating in and contributing to the development and monitoring of annual work plans and budgets.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Business Management, Technology, Marketing, Law, Economics or any other relevant qualifications from a recognized Institution;

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Membership to a professional body and in good standing where applicable.
• Supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution
• Previous relevant work experience required.
• Served for a cumulative period of six (6) years’ relevant work experience as Innovation Officer I or in a comparable position the Public or Private Sector.

Functional Skills:

• Communication skill
• Team management skills
• Critical thinking and Decision making
• Problem solving skills.
• Report and minute writing skills.
• IT Proficiency skills
• Organizational skills
• Analytical skills

Behavioral Competencies/ Attributes:

• Interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and decisiveness
• Proactive, networking and negotiating skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Commitment to work
• Integrity
• Emotional intelligence
• Ability to work in a multi-racial environment and appreciate other cultures

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Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

• Creating and continuously updating a national database to support effective;
• Development and management of the national innovation system;
• Profiling potential partners for resource mobilization for the development of Technological innovations;
• Identifying initiatives for commercialization of innovations;
• Creating awareness on IP rights;
• Training innovators on exploitation of IPR’S and on commercialization processes; engaging in initiation and negotiation for linkages and partnerships among stakeholders in the national innovation systems; conducting stakeholder assessment;
• Validating opportunities and potential for development of the national Innovation system; and
• Implementing the agency’s strategic objectives, projects and programmes.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Business Management, Technology, Marketing, Law, Economics or any other relevant qualifications from a recognized Institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• N/A

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Served for a cumulative period of three (3) years relevant work experience as an Innovation Officer II or in a comparable position in the Public or Private Sector

Functional Skills:

• Communication skills
• Critical thinking and Decision making
•  Problem solving skills.
•  Report and minute writing skills.
• IT Proficiency skills
• Organizational skills
• Analytical skills

Behavioral Competencies/ Attributes:

•  Interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and decisiveness
• Proactive, networking and negotiating skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Commitment to work
• Integrity
• Emotional intelligence

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Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

• Taking oral dictation; Using e-office to research and process data;
• Attending to visitors/clients;
• Handling telephone calls;
• Handling customer inquiries and complaints;
• coordinating schedules of meetings and appointments;
• Coordinating travel arrangements;
• Ensuring security of office records, equipment and documents including classified materials;
• Ensuring security, integrity and confidentiality of information;
• Maintaining an up to date filing system in the office;
• Preparing responses to routine correspondence;
• Overseeing office protocol and etiquette;
• Guiding and supervising other office administrative services personnel;
• Maintaining office diary, appointments and travel itineraries;
• Coordinating schedules of meetings;
• Monitoring procedures for record keeping of correspondence and file movements;
• Supervising office cleanliness; and
• Establishing and monitoring procedures for record keeping of correspondence and file movements;

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• Diploma in Administration/Business Management, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution Diploma in Secretarial Studies from a recognized institution.

OR

• Business Education Single and Group Certificates (BES & GC) Stages I, II and III from the Kenya National Examinations Council in the following subjects:
  • Shorthand III (minimum 120 w.p.m.).
  • Typewriting III (50 w.p.m.)/Computerized Document Processing III;
  • Business English III/Communications III.
  • Commerce II.
  • Office Practice II/Office Procedures.
  • Office Management III/Office Administration and Management III.
  • Secretarial Duties II;

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• N/A

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Served for a cumulative period of nine (9) years relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Assistant Office Administrator I or in a comparable position in the Public Service or private sector.

Functional Skills:

• Strategic capability
• Managerial skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Team management skills
• Critical thinking and Decision making
• Problem solving skills.
• IT Proficiency skills
• Organizational skills
• Analytical skills

Behavioral Competencies/ Attributes:

• Interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and decisiveness
• Proactive, networking and negotiating skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Commitment to work
• Stress management skills.
• Integrity
• Emotional intelligence
• Confidentiality
• Ability to work in a multi-racial environment and appreciate other cultures

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Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

• Receiving, opening, sorting and dispatching mails;
• Maintaining registers for incoming and outgoing mails;
• Ensuring security of files and documents;
• Ensuring pending correspondences are brought to the attention of supervisor for appropriate action;  
• Preparing appraisal and disposal schedule of files and documents in liaison with relevant stakeholders;
• Digitizing the Agency documents for circulation and archiving;
• Maintaining the registry; and
• Responsible for archival and safe keeping of all documents.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• Diploma in any of the following fields: Records and Information Management, Library and Information Sciences, Business Information Technology, Information Studies, or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• N/A

Previous relevant work experience required.

• A minimum period of three (3) years’ work experience in the grade of Records Management Assistant III or in a comparable position in the Public Service or Private Sector

Functional Skills:

• Communication skills
• Team management skills
• Critical thinking and Decision making
• Problem solving skills.
• Report and minute writing skills.
• IT Proficiency skills

Behavioral Competencies/ Attributes:

• Interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and decisiveness
• Proactive, networking and negotiating skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Commitment to work
•  Integrity
• Emotional intelligence