The Role: Senior Assistant Placement Coordination/Career Services Officer, KUCCPS 7.
FIVE (5) POSITIONS (Ref.
Code KUCCPS 041/20)
Job Location: Trans
Nzoia, Narok, Isiolo, Laikipia, Kiambu – Thika Centre.
Job Description
Reporting to the Manager, Placement Coordination/Career Services the Officer will be responsible for ad- ministration and provision of information on Placement Coordination and Career Services at the following Huduma Centres: Trans Nzoia, Narok, Isiolo, Laikipia, Kiambu – Thika Centre.
Successful applicants
will be hired on a two-year contract renewable on mutual
agreement and subject to meeting set performance targets.
Responsibilities
- Respond to queries about the services offered by
the Placement Service;
- Assist in guiding students on the application
processes;
- Receive Inter-Institution Transfers applications;
- Assist in collecting data of registered eligible
institutions and their programmes for placement;
- Receiving and compiling returns and the declared
capacities for universities and colleges programmes;
- Assist in sensitising students on the relationship
between career paths, programmes offered in universities and colleges, and
subjects undertaken in schools;
- Assist in collecting data for research, and for
designing the mechanism and work plans for the provision of career
guidance and counselling services;
- Collect feedback from stakeholders on matters of
placement and career development; and
- Undertake any such additional duties that are
reasonably commensurate with the level of this
Qualifications
- Have attained a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in
any of the following fields:- Education, Business Ad- ministration, Public
Administration, Social Studies or Development Studies or other relevant
and equiva- lent qualifications from a recognised institution;
- Be proficient in computer applications; and
- Having experience in relevant work in the Public
Service or Private Sector will be an added advantage;
- Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the
Constitution on leadership and integrity. Applicants should have clearance
certificates from the following bodies:
Note:
- Kenya Revenue Authority;
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
- Higher Educations Loans Board;
- A licensed Credit Reference Bureau;
- Directorate of Criminal Investigations
- Applicants must indicate their home county,
current county of residence and their preferred Hudu- ma Centre.
Preference will be given to applicants domiciled in the county where the
preferred Huduma Centre is situated.
How to Apply
Online Placement Service
careers portal https://careers.kuccps.net by interested applicants
creating their profiles, duly filling the online application form and attaching
copies of their CVs, academic certificates, clearance certificates and
testimonials before submitting the
Or
Email address applications@kuccps.ac.ke by interested applicants
indicating the job being applied for on the subject line, submitting
application letters, detailed CVs, academic certificates, clearance certifi-
cates and testimonials.
No hard copies will be
accepted.
The application deadline
is January 11th, 2021 at 5.00pm.
All interested and
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply including those who may have
previously applied or experienced challenges while attempting to apply.
The Placement Service is
an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities, women and applicants
from marginalised regions are encouraged to apply. Canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.