West Pokot County Jobs in Kenya

Republic of Kenya
 

West Pokot County Assembly
 

Vacancies
 

The West Pokot County Assembly Service Board wishes to invite applications from qualified persons for the following positions: -

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.