Ongoing Recruitment at Embu County Government

Requirements and competencies for appointment: -

• A Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Quantity surveying, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Master's Degree in a related field from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Cumulative service period of five (5) years of relevant work experience, three (3) years should have been in a comparable position.
• Attended a Senior Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution;
• Membership to the respective professional body, i.e., the Architectural Association of Kenya, Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya and Institute of Engineers of Kenya
• Professional registration with relevant professional bodies; Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) & Board of registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS)
• Valid Annual Practicing Licenses from EBK/BORAQS
• Corporate membership with relevant professional body
• Demonstrated high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities required for effective planning, direction, control and coordination in line with your profession
• Thorough understanding of National goals, policies and programmes and the ability to translate them to your professional function;
• Strategic Leadership Development Projects course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from recognized institution will be an added advantage

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Work entails designing, preparation of drawings and supervision of construction of civil and structural works for simple projects.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• A Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
• Registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB) as a Graduate Engineer

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Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities entails preparation of cost estimates, bills of quantities ,monthly valuations on site, site remeasurement, and preparation of variation orders.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• A Bachelors degree in Building Economics/Quantity Survey or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution; and (ii) Registered as a Graduate member of either Architectural Association of Kenya
• or the Institute of Quantity Surve

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Duties and responsibilities

• Duties and Responsibilities entails preparation of landscape scheme designs, production drawings and post-contract supervision of simple landscape works.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or an equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution; and
•  Graduate membership with the Architectural Association of Kenya.

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Duties and responsibilities

• Design of electrical/electronic engineering services in government buildings and construction works.
• Repairs and maintenance of electrical/electronic installations in airports, waterworks, offices, workshops, conference complexes, and other government facilities

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• A Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
• Registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB) as a graduate engineer
• Computer literate

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Work involves interpretation of the architects' sketches and preparation of finished drawings.
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings in relation to the architects' sketch and incorporating these details in the finished drawings.

Requirements for Appointment

• For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Diploma in Architecture or its Dequivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Work entails interpretation of Architectural and Engineering drawings, and checking minor repairs and alterations of existing buildings.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Diploma in any of the following fields: Building and Civil Engineering or its equivalent, and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
•  Computer literate

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Duties and Responsibilities

Work entails preparation of structural and civil drawings including detailing of steel and concrete structures, layouts and details of drainage schemes, roads and paved areas. The officer will also carry out simple survey works under the guidance of a senior officer

Requirements for Appointment

• For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: i. A Diploma in Civil Engineering/Buildings or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Work entails squaring dimensions and abstracting for the preparation of Bills of Quantities.
• Preparation of specifications and
• Assisting in the preparation of payment certificates.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• A Diploma in any of the following fields: Quantity Survey or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution

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Duties and responsibilities

• Work entails supervision and control of all road works within the officer's area of jurisdiction, assisting in selection and location of suitable materials for road works, and preparation of works program in liaison with Section Head.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Diploma in Civil Engineering or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Computer literate

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Duties and responsibilities

• Inspection and maintenance of electrical installations in public buildings and government quarters;
• Testing and maintenance of electrical controls related to fire-detection equipment, cookers, water-heaters and general domestic appliances; and
• Inspection and maintenance of electrical controls in power generating plants and machinery.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
•  Computer literate

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Duties and responsibilities

• Work entails repairs and maintenance of masonry works

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Government Trade Test Certificate Grade 111 in Masonry

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Duties and responsibilities

• Work entails repairs and maintenance of carpentry works.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Government Trade Test Certificate Grade 111 in Carpentry

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Duties and responsibilities

• Work entails repairs and maintenance of plumbing works

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Government Trade Test Certificate Grade 111 in Plumbing

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Requirements for appointment
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Diploma in Supplies Management or its approved equivalent from a recognized institution
• A Bachelor's Degree in any of the following; Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Procurement and Supplies Management, Marketing,
• Law or their equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Demonstrated professional competence, managerial capability and integrity in work performance.

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Duties and responsibilities

The officer at this level will work under minimal supervision and may be deployed to help oversee the supply chain management function in a district or in a supply chain management unit within a ministry/ department specific duties include processing of agenda for the tender committees and assisting in implementation of decisions thereof

Requirement for appointment

• Bachelor's Degree in any of the following; - Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Procurement and Supplies Management, Marketing or their equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

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Duties and responsibilities

An officer at this level will be deployed in a supply chain management unit in a ministry or department and will handle a variety of tasks such as issuing and receiving stores, assisting in stocktaking, reconciliation, preparation, and maintenance of records.

Requirement for appointment

appointment to this grade a candidate must be in possession of: -

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Mean grade of C- (Minus) with a minimum of C- in Mathematics and English or Kiswahili or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Diploma in Supplies Management or its equivalent from a recognized institution

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Requirements for appointment

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Diploma in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations from a recognized institution lasting not less than nine (9) months; OR
• Part III of Certified Public Secretaries Examination from KASNEB;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.

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Duties and responsibilities

• Processing human resource management matters including appointments, promotions and leave applications within existing rules, regulations and procedures.
• Capturing and updating human resource data in HRIS and drafting letters.

Requirements for appointment

• Diploma in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations from a recognized institution lasting not less than nine (9) months; OR
• Part I of the Certified Public Secretaries Examination from KASNEB; and
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution

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Duties and Responsibilities

The Director of Sports is responsible to the Chief Officer responsible for sports for advice on policy issues concerning the development of sports in the county. Duties and responsibilities will entail the formulation of policy, staff development, coordination of the sports function at the county level and the development of sports facilities

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have the following:

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• A bachelor's degree in a sports-related field or in any other related social related field from a recognized institution.
• A master's degree in a sports-related field or an equivalent and relevant qualifications from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated administrative and professional competence and a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, and objectives and an ability to relate them to proper management of sports nationally

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Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to the grade an officer must have;

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines; Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer science,Law, Instrumentation or Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics) Micro-processors or equivalent
• qualification from a recognized institution with Advanced Certificate of the Institute of Trade Standards Administration (Kenya);
• Advanced Certificate of the Institute of Trade Standards Administration(Kenya);
• Certificate of membership of the Institute of Trade Standards administrative (Kenya);
• Certificate in computer application from a recognized institution

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Requirements for appointment
For appointment to this grade, an office must have;

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelors degree in either; Tourism, Tourism Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Eco-Tourism, Hotel and Institutional Management,
• Leisure and Hospitality Studies, International Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, Travel and Tourism Management, Hotel and Hospitality Management, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

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Requirements for appointment
For appointments to this grade, an officer must have;

•  Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelor degree in any of the following discipline; Commerce, Marketing, Business Administration, Business management, Entrepreneurship, Economics, International Trade/Business/Relation or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer application from a recognized institution; and

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Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Marketing, Business Administration, Business management, Entrepreneurship, Economics, International trade/Business/ Relations or its equivalent from recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application from a recognized institution and;

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Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade candidate must have;

• Bachelor's degree in any of the following discipline: Environmental studies, Sociology, Geography, Business Administration, Commerce (Marketing option), and International Relations from a recognized institution

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Requirements for Appointment
A person shall be qualified for appointment as member if the person:-

• Holds at least a degree in Finance, Economics Business Administration, or other relevant degree from a recognized university;
• Has Knowledge and experience of at least five (5) years in matters relating to business, finance and accounts;
• Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution; and
• Has had a distinguished career in 

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Requirements for Appointment

• Have a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Law or related field from a recognized university.
• Have had experience in management for a period of not less than five years
• Satisfies the conditions of chapter six of the constitution;
• Has a distinguished career in the field

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Requirements for appointments
For appointment to this grade, an officer must:-

• Be a holder of Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Economics or Business Administration/ Management, Public Administration or any other Social Science from a recognized university;
• Must have experience in revenue collection in public or private sectors for a minimum period of five (5) years;
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and
• development objectives and ability to align them to the County's mandate;
• Be conversant with the provisions of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act;
• Membership to relevant Professional Body will be added advantage
• Certificate in Computer Application skills from a recognized institution
• Demonstrate Managerial, Administrative and Professional competence in work performance and results

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Requirements for Appointment

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: - Arts, Public Administration, Business Administration/Management, Community
• Development or any other Social Science plus a certificate in management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks or equivalent qualification from recognized institution.
• Diploma in any of the following disciplines:- Public Administration; Business Administration/management, community Development or any other social science plus a supervisory Management course or equivalent qualification from recognized institution
• Certificate in Computer applications from recognized institution; and

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Requirements for Appointment

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: - Arts, Public Administration, Business Administration/Management, Community Development or any other Social Science plus a certificate in management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

or

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines:- Public Administration; Business Administration/management, community Development or any other social science plus a supervisory Management course or equivalent qualification from recognized institution
• Certificate in Computer applications from recognized institution; and

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Requirements for Appointment

•  Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Economics, Business Administration/Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, Community Development or any other related field from a recognized Institution
• Certificate in computer applications

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Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: - Arts, Public Administration, Business Administration/Management, Community Development or any other Social Science plus a certificate in management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

or

• Served ina relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years and a Diploma in any of the following disciplines:- Public Administration; Business Administration/management, community Development or any other social science plus a supervisory Management course or equivalent qualification from recognized institution
• Certificate in Computer applications from recognized