Vacancies at County Government of Nyeri

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Planning responses to emergencies and disasters to minimize risk to people and property.
• Coordinating Disaster Risk Management programs, emergencies, policies, and strategies in the County.
• Planning and directing disaster responses or crisis management activities.
• Providing disaster preparedness training and emergency plans and procedures for natural disasters, fires, droughts, wartime, etc.
• Organizing emergency response training programs for staff, volunteers, and first responders.
• Reviewing emergency plans of individual departments such as medical facilities to ensure their adequacy.
• Liaising with the national government agencies and civil society organizations for technical assistance.
• Acting as a focal point in the best practices for replication and uptake by strategic partners and stakeholders.
• Collaborating and networking with like-minded partners to build a culture of risk reduction and effective emergency response plans.
• Identifying capacity-building needs in the areas of peace and reconciliation.
• Coordinating with relevant national government ministries, other counties, civil society, the private sector, local communities, and international development partners to enhance intervention.
• Supervising staff and overseeing the smooth running of the department.
• Establishing a unique County Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) for effective management and coordination of humanitarian emergencies.
• Monitoring and Evaluating risk reduction programs.
• Reviewing, designing, and implementing targeted policies and programs to strengthen local platforms for trauma healing and reconciliation and conduct Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Preparing and submitting monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to the Chief Officer and County Administration.
• Performing any other duty as maybe assigned from time to time.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Relevant working experience of a minimum of ten (10) years in the private sector or served in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of seven (7) years.
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution, Disaster and Safety Management, Security and Strategic Studies, Disaster Management and International Diplomacy, Disaster Mitigation and Sustainable Development, Development Studies, Community Development, or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution in Kenya.
• Possess a Master’s degree in a relevant field of peace and conflict resolution, disaster and safety management, security and strategic studies, disaster management and international diplomacy Disaster mitigation and sustainable development, Development Studies, Community Development, or in any relevant field.
• A Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than six (4) weeks from a recognized institution in Kenya will be an added advantage.
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing Sports activities.
• Identifying sports talent.
• Mobilizing and sensitizing the local community to participate in sports.
• Organizing matches.
• Liaising with volunteers to support sports programmes.
• Collecting data and preparing reports on sports functions and competitions.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Physical Education; Sports Science; Leisure and Recreation Management or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; OR Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Sports Administration and Management lasting not less than two (2) years or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operating appliances and communication equipment.
• Performing specialized functions of responding to fire and water rescue to prevent and/or minimize injuries, deaths, and loss of property.
• Safeguarding their own and other people’s safety at all times in their operations.
• Playing a central role in rescue operations during fire and water emergencies.
• Inspecting and maintaining appliances and equipment in a good state of repair per the County policy and procedures.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Officer.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Be a holder of a KCSE Certificate.
• Possess a Fire engineering/Fire Marshal Certificate from a recognized fire training institution.
• Be physically and medically fit as certified by a Government Doctor.
• Possess a first aid certificate lasting more than one week from St. John Ambulance or Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or any other equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Possessing a certificate in driving, Emergency Medical Response (EMR), Incident Command System (ICS), and Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) will be an added advantage.
• Possessing a diving or swimming certificate from a recognized institution in Kenya.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Chief Officer, the Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Making routine daily checks and inspections of the fire engines to ensure it is in sound mechanical condition.
• Ensuring general routine maintenance of the fire engine and equipment in line with the manufacturer’s manual/specifications.
• Reporting any malfunctioning of the vehicle/fire engine systems.
• Driving/operating the fire engine as authorized.
• Ensuring the security and safety of the fire engine on and off the road.
• Maintenance of work tickets for vehicle/fire engine assigned.
• Responding to fire and emergency calls to prevent and/or minimize loss of life, property, or injury.
• Safely and efficiently driving the fire engine to the scene of a fire in response to an emergency.
• Operating the fire engine pumps and other fire/rescue apparatus safely and efficiently.
• Performing any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Be a holder of a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education / O-level education (Minimum grade D).
• Possess a valid motor vehicle driving license class BCE.
• Have a minimum of two (2) years of proven experience in fire engine/firefighting equipment operation.
• Be physically and medically fit as certified by a Government Doctor.
• Be a holder of a firefighting/rescue service certificate from an institution recognized in Kenya.
• Demonstrate experience in managing disasters.
• Possess a first aid certificate lasting more than one week from St. John Ambulance or Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or any other equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Possess of a Grade III certificate and above in vehicle mechanics/maintenance will be an added advantage.
• Former members of the disciplined forces and the NYS who have undergone firefighting training or ex-fire fighters/fire engine operators will have an added advantage.

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Reports to the Chief Officer, Department of Water, Environment and Climate Change Services. The officer will be responsible for the following:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and management of water and irrigation projects in the county.
• Carrying out feasibility studies and research activities for various aspects of water, sewerages, and hydraulic systems.
• Supervising the construction of water and sewerage works undertaken directly or by contract.
• Formulating standards for irrigation and water management.
• Interpreting and guiding the implementation of policies and programmes for irrigation and water management.
• Establishing Irrigation and Water Management Information Systems for effective decision-making, organizing and facilitating irrigation and water management training programmes.
• Participating in all budget-making processes and implementation regarding water and irrigation.
• Overseeing the preparation of work plans, BQs, development plans, and their implementation.
• Performing any other departmental-related duties signed by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Irrigation Engineering, Hydrology & Water Resources Management, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering or any other related field.
• Possess a Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Relevant working experience of a minimum of ten (10) years in the private sector or served in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of seven (7) years.
• Must have attended a Senior Management Course in a recognized institution for not less than four (4) weeks, which will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrate a high degree of administrative capability, technical and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.
• Good public relations and resource mobilization skills.
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting in decision-making and advice on best practices in environmental and social safeguards management.
• Representing the department in all county forums concerning the environment and social safeguards management.
• Organizing sensitization and awareness creation meetings for environmental and natural resources.
• Carrying out site visits to assess progress, deal with complaints, and raise environmental concerns as deemed necessary.
• Stock taking of natural resources at the county as well as identification of significant, sensitive, and degraded sites for further planning.
• Coordinating and proactively managing environmental activities and projects at the county.
• Liaising with partners and stakeholders on environmental management within the sub-county.
• Taking appropriate enforcement action in cases of non-compliance or breach of license/permit conditions within the county.
• Assisting in screening for and reviewing ESIA, EIA, and EA reports within the county.
• Performing any other duty that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science Studies, Natural Resources Management, or a related field from a recognized institution.
• Knowledge of computer studies. Knowledge of GIS will be an added advantage.
• Be a member of and in good standing with EIK or any other relevant professional body.
• Have at least Three (3) years of experience in the field of environmental management/education.
• Be a registered Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Expert with the National Environmental Management Authority and accredited by a reputable and recognized agency and be in good standing.
• Hold a valid Practicing license issued by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting in decision-making and advice on best practices in environmental and social safeguards management.
• Representing the department in all county forums concerning the environment and social safeguards management.
• Organizing sensitization and awareness creation meetings for environmental and natural resources.
• Carrying out site visits to assess progress, deal with complaints, and raise environmental concerns as deemed necessary.
• Stock taking of natural resources at the county as well as identification of significant, sensitive, and degraded sites for further planning.
• Coordinating and proactively managing environmental activities and projects at the county.
• Liaising with partners and stakeholders on environmental management within the sub-county.
• Taking appropriate enforcement action in cases of non-compliance or breach of license/permit conditions within the county.
• Assisting in screening for and reviewing ESIA, EIA, and EA reports within the county.
• Performing any other duty that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science Studies, Natural Resources Management, or a related field from a recognized institution.
• Knowledge of computer studies. Knowledge of GIS will be an added advantage.
• Be a member of and in good standing with EIK or any other relevant professional body.
• Have at least Three (3) years of experience in the field of environmental management/education.
• Be a registered Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Expert with the National Environmental Management Authority and accredited by a reputable and recognized agency and be in good standing.
• Hold a valid Practicing license issued by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and conducting forest fire fighting, disaster management activities, and security of service installations, property, personnel, and movable assets in county forests.
• Coordinating, collection, analysis, and dissemination of information/intelligence.
• Maintaining public amenities such as roads, campgrounds, and trails in the county forest.
• Compiling and submitting reports to the sub-county forester.
• Enforcing and compliance with forestry devolved functions in county forests, public lands, and in the movement of forest produce.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Must be a Kenyan Citizen (Attach ID).
• Minimum of D+ in KCSE.
• Be age 18-35 years.
• Be 5.6ft (men) and 5.3ft (women) in height as certified by a Registered Medical Officer from a Government Hospital.
• Be physically and medically fit as certified by a Registered Medical Officer from a Government Hospital.
• Female candidates should not be pregnant before recruitment and during training.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assembling food supplies and equipment for daily preparation.
• Preparing raw food for cooking.
• Cleaning equipment used in production.
• Maintaining hygiene by ensuring cleaning of the kitchen and its surroundings.
• Setting up and preparing equipment for use in food preparation and production, and reporting on any defective equipment.
• Any other duty that might be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education mean grade D (Plain) or its equivalent qualification.
• Craft Certificate in Food and Beverage Production, Sales and Service or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• A medical report from a Government Health facility.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proper storage of foodstuffs; setting of buffet service areas.
• Placement of foods in the serving line.
• Replenishing of foodstuffs during service.
• Reporting low stock levels.
• Detecting and reporting spoilt or unattractive foods.
• Detecting defective equipment and reporting the same to the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education mean grade C- (minus) or its equivalent qualification.
• Have attended a course lasting not less than one (1) year and awarded a Certificate in Food Production or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of two (2) years.
• A medical report from a Government Health facility.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Carry out duties in the mortuary which entails:

• Collecting and receiving bodies within the hospital and outside through the prescribed procedures.
• Recording bodies received.
• Washing the bodies, embalming, and refrigeration.
• Scrubbing and assisting in post mortems.
• Counselling the relatives.
• Releasing the bodies to the relatives as per the laid procedures.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• At least three (3) years of relevant work experience in a busy mortuary or a reputable Funeral Home.
• KCSE D (Plain).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong English and Swahili language skills.
• Training in embalming and grief counseling.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Driving motor vehicles as authorized.
• Maintenance of work tickets for vehicles assigned.
• Detecting and reporting malfunctioning of vehicle systems.
• Maintaining cleanliness of the vehicle.
• Ensuring security and safety for the vehicle on and off the road.
• Carrying out routine checks on the vehicle’s cooling, oil, electrical, brake systems, condition of the tires, etc.
• Ensuring the safety of the passengers and/or goods.
• Maintaining vehicle cleanliness.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education mean grade D plain or its equivalent.
• Passed the Suitability Test for Drivers Grade III.
• A valid driving license free from any current endorsements and valid for any of the classes of vehicles that the officer is required to drive.
• A first aid certificate lasting more than 1 week from St. John Ambulance Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or any other recognized institution.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verifying vouchers and committal documents per laid down rules and regulations.
• Data capturing, maintaining of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers, and preparation of simple management reports e.g. imprest and expenditure returns, etc.
• Responsible for the safe custody of government records and assets under him/her, analysis of the below-the-line accounts, and may be deployed as a cashier where duties will entail receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers.
• Writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books.
• Balancing and ruling the cash books daily.
• Arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring the safety of the same at all times.
• Extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis.
• Ensuring the security of cheques and checkbooks.
• Preparing of expenditure and Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) funding returns quarterly.
• Preparing Appropriation In Aid (AIA) returns on a quarterly basis paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations.
• Receipting of all money due and payable to the Government.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• A candidate must have a bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) or Business Administration (Accounting option) and passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination.
• Registration with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants will be an added advantage.
• Served as an Accountant for a minimum period of three (3) years in a relevant and comparable position.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing and verifying vouchers by the laid down rules and regulations.
• Undertaking primary data entry and routine accounting work such as balancing of cashbooks, imprest and advances ledgers, etc.
• Maintaining safe custody of records and assets under him /her.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• A candidate must have a bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) or Business Administration (Accounting option) and passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Revenue collection/revenue attendants.
• Any other duty allocated to you by your Revenue Officer/Supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) D+ (Plus); and
• Diploma/Certificate in Business related courses.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Duties and responsibilities will entail warehousing.
• Distribution management.
• Fleet management.
• Disposal of stores and equipment.
• Procurement.
• Market surveys and research.
• Inventory and stock control, per the laid down regulations and procedures.

Requirement for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: - Commerce, Business Administration (Supplies Management Option), Procurement and Supplies Management, or their equivalent from a recognized Institution.
• Be a member of the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM).

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• The officer at this level may be deployed to help oversee the Supply Chain Management function in a department or a Supply Chain Management unit within a Department.
• Processing of agenda for the tender committees and assisting in the implementation of decisions thereof.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• A Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following; -Commerce, Business Administration (Supply Chain Management Option), Procurement and Supplies Management or their equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Possess a minimum experience in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum period of three (3) years.
• Be a member of the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM).

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspecting the compliance of the cooperative societies to the cooperative act and their financial statements.
• Giving audit reports of the undertakings by the co-operative societies.
• Reviewing audit working papers by documenting audit tests and findings.
• Evaluating and implementing audit reports of the societies.
• Preparing audit reports.
• Carrying out audit inspection on annual accounts of cooperative societies.
• Examining vouchers, cashbooks, and ledgers confirming the propriety and accuracy of the transactions.
• Performing any other duty that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and Business Administration (Accounting option) and passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination.
• Registration with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants will be an added advantage

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administering trade and business development services.
• Conducting research on trade and related issues for the county.
• Implementing trade development programs and services.
• Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating business information and management.
• Conducting outreach activities and networking with trade-related agencies.
• Running day-to-day operation of county loan schemes.
• Promoting enterprise development.
• Marketing Development and Management.
• Implementing trade-related development projects.
• Handling enquiries.
• Performing any other duty that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Marketing, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, or Entrepreneurship from a recognized institution.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participating in the identification and registration of cultural practitioners.
• Encouraging the formation of associations and committees by cultural practitioners.
• Promoting Kiswahili and indigenous languages.
• Disseminating cultural information to the community.
• Participating in cultural development activities and preparing periodic reports.
• Performing any other duty that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Be a Kenyan citizen (attach ID).
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Archaeology, Creative Arts, Theatre Arts, Music, Fine Arts, Kiswahili and Literary Studies, Indigenous Languages or its equivalent from a recognized institution.