Vacancies at Mount Kenya University

Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

 Must have:

• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Security Studies or a relevant field.
• Must have at least three (3) years of experience as a security officer or a comparable position
• Must be computer literate.

OR

• Must have worked with any of the disciplined forces of Kenya or any other reputable security firm
• Must possess a clean discharge certificate
• Must possess a certificate of good conduct
• Must possess first aid certificate
• Must possess fire-fighting certificate
• Must be computer literate.

Reporting to: Centre Coordinator

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in coordinating all the outsourced security services and internal security operations.
• Assist in handling staff security cases and administrative issues.
• Handle general correspondences for security in Liaison with Chief Security Officer.
• Compile monthly security surveys and crime analysis for the chief Security Officer.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

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Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

Must have:

• Master’s degree qualification from a recognized/accredited university in the relevant field

OR

• Bachelor’s degree (for special cases outlined on MKU teaching staff appointments and promotions guidelines, 2020);
• Be registered/ registerable for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or equivalent Doctoral degree qualification;
• Registered with relevant professional body where applicable.
• Appointment shall be on two (2) years contract, renewable upon demonstration of progress in PhD studies.

Reporting to: Head, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

Duties and responsibilities:

• Adherence to the teaching requirements as per the curriculum.
• Administration of Continuous Assessments Tests.
• Examination Setting, Administration & Marking

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Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

 Must have:

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification in the relevant area of specialization from a recognized/accredited university;
• Demonstrated hands on skills in software development and databases

OR

• Master’s degree in relevant discipline (for special cases outlined on MKU teaching staff appointments and promotions guidelines, 2020) with 3 years teaching/industry/research experience;
• Expected to have registered for a PhD degree in the relevant discipline.
• At least three (3) years teaching experience at university level and demonstrated hands on skills in software development and databases;
• At least 24 publication points of which 16 should be from refereed scholarly journals
• Be registered by the relevant Professional Body (where applicable)

Reporting to: Dean, School of Nursing

Duties and responsibilities:

• Adherence to the teaching requirements as per the curriculum.
• Administration of Continuous Assessments Tests.
• Examination Setting, Administration & Marking

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Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

 Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution, preferably in an ICT-related area
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience at Grade 9 and above in MKU or at a similar position in a recognized academic institution.
• ICT Certification in a relevant area of specialization
• Experience in managing or monitoring online learning in an e-learning environment will be an added advantage

OR

• Higher National Diploma in relevant area of specialization or a professional qualification.
• 5 years’ experience at Grade 9 and above within MKU or in a similar position in a recognized academic institution.
• ICT Certification in a relevant area of specialization
• Experience in managing or monitoring online learning in an e-learning environment will be an added advantage

Reporting to: Principal, ODEL

Duties and responsibilities:

• To monitor and supervise user activities in the e-learning portal; ensuring that students are engaged in appropriate e-learning activities
• To provide front line support for ODEL students including basic ICT support and response to technical queries on the e-learning platforms
• To provide front line support for tutors for all ICT based e-learning platforms
• To update the posting of syllabus and learning resources on the e-learning platforms
• To support in the technical organization and management of online examinations
• To advise and assist students to identify their learning resource needs and finding online resources through the university e-library
• To provide a high-quality level of customer service for all users on the use of the e-learning platform
• To assist in the collection of data for statistical reporting of the e-learning activities
• To participate in staff and students’ inductions in the use of the e-learning platforms
• To participate in other activities related to e-learning services
• To promote and contribute to the development of e-learning and ICT Support Services

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Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business with specialization in
• Accounting/Finance or its equivalent.
• CPA (K)
• 3 years’ experience as Accounts Assistant

OR

• CPA (K)
• 5 years’ experience as Assistant Accountant
• Must be registered with a Professional body

Reporting to: Finance Director

Duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the preparation of the financial statements as and when required
• Ensure the timely posting of journals and preparation of bank reconciliations and other control accounts (e.g. payroll, cash controls, suspense etc.)
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements
• Custodian of all accounting documents
• Verifying accounting documents under his/her section.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by immediate supervisor