Careers at Kenya National Innovation Agency

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducting consistent analysis for staffing needs and preparing annual human resource forecasts in consultation with departmental heads;
• Facilitating staff recruitment;
• Maintaining relevant staff records that will inform talent management efforts as well as career and succession plans for key resource people and key positions;
• Implementing occupational health and safety policies and procedures;
• Administering staff benefits and allowances;
• Ensuring effective management and availability of human resources data; managing human resource records;
• Implementing staff movement such as transfers, discharges, promotions;
• Benchmarking the staff regulations with other organizations and recommend updates in line with changing circumstances.

Requirements for Appointment to this grade,

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:-

• Have served for a minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been at the level of Senior Officer;
• Have Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:Human Resource Management, Public Administration or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Have Post graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Business/Public Administration from a recognized Institution;
• Have Certificate in Management Course from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body;
• Be proficient in computer applications;
• Have demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance; and
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

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Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities

• Identifying and recommending proper accommodation of staff within the organization.
• Facilitating the location and movement of equipment;
• Implementing recommendations of security operations in the Agency premises; ensuring office machines are serviceable.
• Implementing administration policies.
• Providing cross-functional liaison for administrative matters; and
• Coordinating renewal of insurance policies/visas/Transport Licensing Board certificates; monitoring the location of the equipment.
• Providing transport and logistics;
• Making proposals for rental management; safeguarding Agency assets; and overseeing weekly cleaning of offices and compound.

Requirements for Appointment to this grade.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

• Have minimum period of  five (5) years relevant work experience.
• Have bachelor’s degree in social science or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Have Certificate in Management Course from a recognized institution;
• Be proficient in computer applications;
• Membership to a relevant professional body;
• Demonstrated merit and ability in work performance.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Carrying out audit checks to identify any accounting errors.
• Examining vouchers, cashbooks, ledgers confirming the propriety and accuracy of the transactions.
• Examining all books of accounts of the Agency in accordance with the law, rules and regulations; carrying out audit checks to verify payments.
• Preparing detailed audit observations.
• Verifying statement of accounts.
• Validating accuracy of payments and purchases;
• Consolidating primary audit reports/queries on the Agency’s financial statements; and undertaking audit inspection at the Agency.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:-

• Have Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:Commerce (Accounting/Finance option), Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; OR
• Have Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Kenya Part III or Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) Part IV from a recognized institution;
• Registered member of any of the following professional bodies:Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA);
• Be proficient in computer applications; and
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010