Examinations Coordinator Job in Kenya - Test Development

Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) is the national body for professionals in the practice of procurement and supply chain management (PSCM) in Kenya. 

The Institute is established under the Supplies Practitioners Management Act, 2012 (Revised) whose core mandate is the development of professionalism through delivery of advisory services, continuous learning programs, professional examinations and certification, registration and licensing, and the regulation of professional conduct and ethics. 

KISM invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the following position:

Examinations Coordinator (Test Development) 

Job purpose: To coordinate and support technical aspects of development and administration of examinations and related processes
 
Responsibilities
  • Coordinates examination development processes
  • Provides support as required to examiners, panels, committees, taskforces and internal functions facilitating the examination development process
  • Facilitates development, production and distribution of syllabuses, manuals, and examination material, while adhering to established standards and contributing to improvement of standards
  • Contributes to development and delivery of capacity building interventions for examiners, trainers, training institutions, and other actors in the examinations process
  • Coordinates secure, accurate, timely and appropriate flows of information and tasks within the examination development process
  • Coordinates processing of examination results including, preparations for marking, marking, verification, analysis, reporting, dispatching results, and dealing with related enquiries
  • Supports marketing of examinations to institutions and potential candidates
  • Supports student registration and candidate examination entry processing
  • Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required
  • Must have a Professional Diploma in purchasing and supply management
  • Computer Literate and experienced in use of standard spreadsheet and Word Processing software
  • Member of KISM
  • 3 years of relevant experience
  • High level of integrity
  • Have good IT skills, communication skills, dedicated and excellent team player
  • Self-driven and result oriented, able to meet targets
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, plan and organize tasks to achieve desired results efficiently with good management
  • Good analytical skills
  • Have a strong personal values and character, maintains confidentiality
  • Ability to work in multicultural settings
  • Patient, tactful, diplomatic and approachable when dealing with people
  • Have problem solving skills to deal with issues as they arise
How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the above requirement may send their application and detailed curriculum vitae to the below address by 26 July 2016.


The Chairman
Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
P.O Box 30400 - 00100
Nairobi.


E-mail: recruitment@kism.or.ke


Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews