Job Title: Declarations Officer
Reporting to: C & F Supervisor
Contract: Permanent
Location: Mombasa
Available: Immediately
Education and experience:
- ‘’O’’ Level certificate with a minimum mean
grade of C.
- Diploma in Clearing and Forwarding from a
recognized college preferably from Bandari College.
- East Africa Customs Freight Forwarders
Practicing certificate (EACFFPC)
- More than six (6) years’ experience in C&F
and at least four (4) years’ experience in a similar position.
- Must be 30 years and above in age
Skills Required
- Able to communicate fluently in English and
Swahili.
- Working knowledge of KRA ORBUS and Simba
Trade-X Systems.
- Working knowledge of KPA KWATOS system.
- Practical experience in port operations.
- Ability to register and lodge documents
through the KNESWS.
- The candidate should exhibit good listening
skills.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems.
- Candidate should be computer literate.
Main Responsibilities.
- To ensure vessel’s arrival dates are confirmed
to be correct and all shipping line charges are paid on time to secure the
delivery orders.
- To declare and register import entries on time
and advise clients on the correct duty to be paid.
- To print passed import entries and prepare all
the requisite documents on time for lodging at port/CFS of clearance.
- To ensure documents lodged with Customs at the
Port/CFS are complete and clearing charges are secured in time. The same
case should apply to airfreight cargo.
- To ensure containerized and non-containerized
(Loose cargo) are verified and released by all the relevant parties
involved in the process on the same day.
- To ensure that the consignments are
immediately loaded upon completion of verification process in readiness
for delivery to the respective clients.
- To notify the Operations Manager or his
assistant of cargo readiness within reasonable time so that appropriate
arrangements for transport are made.
- To ensure loaded containers leave the port on
the same day of loading.
- To make sure no storage charges are incurred
on any consignment unless the customer delivers documents late and in such
cases ensure that rent should be minimized.
- To ensure import documents received from
clients are thoroughly checked and if any document is missing a formal
request for the same is made immediately.
- To ensure that you track arrival of trucks at
the respective border points and make timely arrangements for clearance.
- To establish and maintain good working
relationships with officers of KRA, KPA, KEPHIS, KEBS, Port Health, Kenya
airfreight handling and transporters to facilitate efficient delivery of
services to our customers.
- To ensure that folders for cleared
consignments are forwarded to accounts in time for invoicing.
- To ensure folders for new import documents are
opened in time and documentation started immediately.
- To track consignments with shipping lines and
obtain cargo Manifest numbers in time for the on-line registration of the
customs entries.
How to Apply
If you believe your career objectives
match this exciting position, please forward your application and detailed C.V
stating your current position, remuneration, contact details by 17th November
2015 to the Sheer Logic Management Consultants E- Mail:
sheerlogictalentsourcing1@gmail.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
NB: Please clearly indicate on the subject line as ‘Declaration Officer’
Our client is an equal opportunity Employer
