Lake Victoria North Water Services
Board was established in March 2004 vide gazette notice No.1714 under the Water
Act 2002 as a State Corporation.
The mandate of the Board is to ensure efficient and economical provision of water and sewerage services within its area of jurisdiction.
The mandate of the Board is to ensure efficient and economical provision of water and sewerage services within its area of jurisdiction.
The Board seeks to recruit
experienced and dynamic professionals to fill the following management
positions within its establishment.
Chief Manager, Technical Services
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Key duties and responsibilities
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Directing, co-coordinating,
controlling and managing the Board’s technical operations and ensuring good
maintenance of infrastructure for quality water and sewerage services.
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Overseeing the planning, designing
and monitoring of construction works.
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Carrying out effective consultation
with all key stakeholders at the conceptual and planning stages.
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Developing or adopting technical
standards for incorporation into service agreements with Water Service
Providers.
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Ensuring proper management of assets.
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Developing concepts and project
proposal for mobilization of resources.
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Developing departmental strategies,
policies and plans to facilitate achievement of overall Board’s objectives.
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Developing monitoring and evaluation
framework for the projects
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Training, development and motivation
of the departmental staff.
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Ensuring that the needs of customers
are effectively met.
Minimum Qualification
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Has to possess a degree in Civil
Engineering from an EBK accredited university.
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Registered engineer .
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Masters degree in Management ,civil
engineering or related field
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At least 10 years relevant work
experience in managing water and sewerage related services, five (5) years of
which must be at a senior management position in the public sector.
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Computer literacy and proficiency
with standard office and Engineering computer applications (Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Water CAD, Civil 3D, Sewer CAD and AutoCAD).
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Good communication skills as well as
interpersonal skills.
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Knowledge of the Water Sector
structure in Kenya
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Familiarity with donor funded
projects
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Extensive experience in managing,
planning, designing and construction of large civil works and managing
contractors.
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Experience in preparing strategic
plans and plans of operations together with developing quality performance
indicators
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Experience working with
multidisciplinary teams, and liaising with various stakeholders
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Familiarity with water sector reforms
and their immediate and long term requirements
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Excellent project management skills
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Excellent team leadership skills and
people management skills
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Must meet the requirements of Chapter
Six of the Constitution on integrity and leadership. Please attach copies of
compliance certificates from KRA, EACC, HELB, CRB and Certificate of Good
Conduct from the CID.
Terms of Employment: The above appointments will be for three (3) years renewable
contract.
Manager, Internal
Audit and Risk Management
Reports to: CEO and Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Board.
Key duties and
responsibilities
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Reviewing the reliability and
integrity of financial and operating information systems .
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Reviewing the systems established to
ensure compliance with the policies, plans, procedures, laws and regulation.
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Reviewing the means of safeguarding
assets and as appropriate, verifying the existence of such assets.
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Appraising the effectiveness and
efficiency with which resources are employed.
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Reviewing operations or programmes to
ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals.
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Developing and reviewing audit
manuals and audit plans.
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Carry out management audits
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Ensuring efficient use of company
assets and ascertain the accounting for the assets to safeguard against the
risk or loss.
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Conducting special reviews as, from
time to time be requested by the Chief Executive Officer, the Audit Committee
or the Board of Directors.
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Coordinating audit activities with
the independent audit firms that may be engaged from time to time to conduct
annual audits.
Minimum
Qualifications
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A degree from a recognized university
in a business related field
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Masters degree is in Finance,
management administration and related field.
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Professional qualifications in
accounting such as CPA, CA, ACCA, and/or CISA
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Registered member of the Institute of
Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and Institute of Internal Auditors
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Experience and familiarity with
computer based accounting and use of computer aided auditing techniques (CAATs)
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Minimum of 10 years’ audit working
experience in a reputable organization five (5) years of which must be at a
senior management position in the public sector.
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Computer literacy and familiarity
with standard office computer applications.
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills.
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Ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines.
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Must meet the requirements of Chapter
Six of the Constitution on integrity and leadership. Please attach copies of
compliance certificates from KRA, EACC, HELB, CRB and Certificate of Good
Conduct from the CID.
Terms of
Employment: The above appointments will be for
three (3) years renewable contract.
Interested Applicants should send
their resume and applications with relevant copies of academic and professional
qualifications, email address, day time mobile and names of three (3) referees
to reach the undersigned before or on Friday 20th April, 2018.
Chief Executive Officer
Lake Victoria North Water Services Board
P.O. Box 673 – 50100 Kakamega
Lake Victoria North Water Services Board
P.O. Box 673 – 50100 Kakamega
Tel: 056–2030795, 2031552
Fax: 056-2031506
Fax: 056-2031506
E-mail: info@lvnwsb.go.ke
LVNWSB is an equal opportunity
employer and encourages women and persons with disabilities to apply.