Republic of Kenya
West Pokot County
Assembly
Vacancies
1. Senior Procurement Officer
Scale 11
1 Post
Ref: WP/CAS/2014/01
Duties and Responsibilities
The officer is
responsible for:
- planning
and co-ordination of supplies management services;
- enforcement
of Government regulations, systems and procedures;
- preparation
of supplies estimates of expenditure and control of Vote;
- initiation
of policy, review and updating of existing regulations, supplies
management instructions, inspection, training and development of the
supplies personnel.
- receiving
requisitions and specifications from users, doing tendering, and
acquisition of goods and services;
- documentation
of goods/services, and custody of documents and goods; and,
- commissioning
of procured services, issuing of goods, and retiring of boarded goods.
Requirement for Appointment:
- served
as Senior Procurement Officer for at least 5 years or equivalent position
in the public and/or private sector;
- Bachelor’s
degree in a procurement related field;
- relevant
Master’s degree will be an added advantage;
- Post graduate
diploma in procurement/supplies management;
- Shown
merit in job performance; and
- must be
a registered Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management(KISM)
2. Procurement / Purchasing Assistant
Scale 8
1 Post
Ref: WP/CAS/2014/02
Duties and Responsibilities
- procurement
of stores;
- advising
on rationing of stores where demand exceeds supply; and,
- recommending
disposal of unserviceable stores.
- receiving
requisitions and specifications from users, doing tendering, and
acquisition of goods and services;
- documentation
of goods/services, and custody of documents and goods;
Requirement for appointment
- Served
as Procurement Officer or an equivalent position in either the public or
the private sector for at least 3 years;
- Degree
in procurement related field;
- Proof
of merit in job performance; and
- Be a
registered member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)
3. Assistant Internal Auditor
Scale 8
1 Post
Ref: WP/CAS/2014/03
Duties and
Responsibilities
An Assistant Internal
Auditor will be directly under the Internal Auditor and shall be responsible
for a major activities/section of the Assembly Service such as procurement and
stores, payroll and personnel records, cash and budgetary control and shall be
responsible for:
- reviewing
and developing audit techniques and procedures for systems audits;
- prepare
and update audit guidelines and programmes; and,
- draft
preliminary audit reports queries and observations for the departmental
heads consideration; and
- perform
any other duty assigned by the management.
Requirements for Appointment
- Served
for a minimum period of three (3) years as Internal Auditor or an
equivalent position in either the public or private sector and possess a
university degree relevant to Audit function such as Commerce, Accounting,
Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance or Computer Science and in
possession of CPA K; or
- Served
for a minimum period of three (3) years as Internal Auditor or an
equivalent position in either the public or private sector and possess CPA
II or its equivalent; and Demonstrated capabilities and a high degree of
competence in conducting and supervising both financial and management
audit.
4. Accountant II
1 Post
Scale 8
Ref: WP/CAS/2014/04
Duties and
Responsibilities:
- collation
of financial estimates;
- verification
of payment vouchers in accordance with the laid down rules and
regulations;
- general
accounting work involving book-keeping knowledge and routine accounting
entries;
- determination
of aggregate expenditure;
- control
of expenditure and below-the-line group of accounts; and,
- supervision
of the revenue collection processes.
Requirements for Appointment:
- For
direct appointment to this grade, a candidate must possess a pass in Part
II of the Certified Public Accounts (Kenya) Examination and a Bachelor of
Commerce degree (accounting option) from a recognized
university/institution or any other acceptable professional accountancy
qualification by virtue of which the holder is exempted from Part II of
the Certified Public Accountants (Kenya) Examination; and
- Must
have served in a relevant position for not less than 5 years.
5. Accountant III
1 Post
Scale 7
Ref: WP/CAS/2014/05
Duties and Responsibilities:
- collation
of financial estimates;
- verification
of payment vouchers in accordance with the laid down rules and
regulations;
- general
accounting work involving book-keeping knowledge and routine accounting
entries;
- determination
of aggregate expenditure;
- control
of expenditure and below-the-line group of accounts; and,
- supervision
of the revenue collection processes.
Requirements for Appointment
- For
direct appointment to this grade, a candidate must possess a pass in Part
II of the Certified Public Accounts (Kenya) Examination and a Bachelor of
Commerce degree (accounting option) from a recognized university/institution
or any other acceptable professional accountancy qualification by virtue
of which the holder is exempted from Part II of the Certified Public
Accountants (Kenya) Examination; and
- Must
have served in a relevant position for not less than 3 years.
6. Drivers
3 Posts
Scale 3
Ref: WP/CAS/2014/06
Requirements for
appointments
- A KCSE
Certificate or equivalent;
- A Clean
valid driving license Class A B C E and PSV license;
- A
Certificate of Good Conduct from the Criminal Investigations Department
(CID);
- Five
(5) years driving experience in Grade 7 or comparable position, three of
which must be accident free;
- Proven
ability to supervise and coordinate staff;
- A
Certificate in First Aid from a recognized institution;
- Occupational
Trade Test I for drivers;
- A
Suitability Test for Drivers from the relevant Government Ministry;
- Defensive
V.I.P. Training;
- Public
Relations Training;
- Relevant
training from the National Youth Service(NYS) will be an added advantage
Remuneration: Competitive package
Applications including
curriculum vitae and copies of certificates and testimonials should be
addressed to:
The Secretary
County Assembly Service Board
County Assembly Building
P. O. Box 6- 30600
Kapenguria
Closing date: Thursday 7th August, 2014.
Any application received
after this date shall not be considered.
