Murang’a University College (MRUC) Jobs in Kenya

Murang’a University College (MRUC)
 

(A Constituent College of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology)
 

Vacancies Announcement

Murang’a University College (MRUC), the successor to the Murang’a College of Technology (MCT), was established by the Kenya Government through The Murang’a University College Order, Legal Notice No. 129 of September 2011 as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

The University College aims at becoming a world class university of technology specializing in innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering.
 

The University College is located in Murang’a town in Murang’a County. The University College Council seeks to appoint suitable candidates for the following positions;

Academic Staff
 

The positions available are in the following Faculties;

School of Business and Economics
 

Commerce Department

• Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/4/3/13
• Associate Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/5/3/13
• Senior Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/6/3/13
• Assistant Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/7/3/13

Human Resource Department

• Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/8/3/13
• Associate Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/9/3/13
• Senior Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/10/3/13
• Assistant Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/11/3/13

Business Information Technology Department

• Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/12/3/13
• Associate Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/13/3/13
• Senior Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/14/3/13
• Assistant Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/15/3/13

School of Tourism and Hospitality
 

Hospitality Management Department

• Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/16/3/13
• Associate Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/17/3/13
• Senior Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/18/3/13
• Assistant Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/19/3/13

School of Computer Science
 

Information Technology Department

• Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/20/3/13
• Associate Professor (1 Position); MRUC/ACA/21/3/13
• Senior Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/22/3/13
• Assistant Lecturer (2 Positions); MRUC/ACA/23/3/13
• Registrar - Grade 15 (1 Position) MRUC/NT/24/3/13

The applicant must have:

• A Masters degree in Public Administration or other relevant Management area from a recognized institution or,
• Candidates will be required to have worked for at least five (5) years in Grade 14
• All applicants should be conversant with modern management techniques including relevant aspects of information technology.
• Candidates with a Ph. D in a relevant field and relevant experience shall have an added advantage.

Finance Officer 

Grade 15 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/25/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Masters degree in Accounting plus CPA (K) or,
• CPA (K) plus MBA
• Candidates will be required to have worked for at least five (5) years in Grade 14
• Candidates with a Ph. D in a relevant field and relevant experience shall have an added advantage.

Legal Officer

Grade 11

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/26/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Masters degree in Law or,
• A Bachelors degree in Law with five (5) years experience in Grade 10 or a comparable position,
• Must be an Advocate of the High Court
• Must be registered with LSK

Senior Librarian Assistant I 

Grade 10 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/27/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• Masters degree in Library and Information Studies or equivalent from a recognized institution or,
• Bachelors degree in Library and Information Studies or equivalent from a recognized institution with five (5) years experience in grade 9 or comparable position or
• Higher Diploma in Library and Information Studies or equivalent from a recognized institution with five (5) years experience in grade 9 or comparable position.

Senior Assistant Accountant II 

Grade 10
 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/28/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting Option) plus CPA II or its acceptable equivalent and five (5) years experience in grade 9.
• Computers proficiency and especially accounting based applications.

Senior Assistant Accountant III (Payroll) 

Grade 9 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/29/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting Option) plus CPA II or its acceptable equivalent and five (5) years experience in grade 8.
• Knowledge of payroll systems
• Computers proficiency and especially accounting based applications.

 Senior Assistant Accountant III (Pension)

Grade 9

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/30/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree (Insurance) or Degree in Actuarial Science
• At least three years experience in retirement benefits administration
• Experience in use of fund master system will be an added advantage
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Assistant Accountant 

Grade 8

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/31/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting Option) or its equivalent or any other acceptable professional accountancy qualification by virtue of which the holder is exempted from Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examinations.
• Knowledge in Computers and especially accounting based applications.

Assistant Estates Manager 

Grade 11

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/32/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Masters degree in a relevant field with three (3) years experience in Grade 10 or a comparable position.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Senior Administrative Assistant II (Council Secretariat)
 

1 Position

Grade 10 

Ref: MRUC/NT/33/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences or Public Administration or any other Management area,
• Five (5) years experience in Grade 9 or a comparable position
• Computer literate,
• Knowledge of operations of University Councils shall be an added advantage.

Senior Administrative Assistant II (Examinations) 

1 Position
 

Grade 10 

Ref: MRUC/NT/34/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences or Public Administration or any other Management area,
• Five (5) years experience in Grade 9 or a comparable position
• Computer literate,
• Knowledge of workings of an examination office shall be an added advantage.

Senior Administrative Assistant III 

1 Position

Grade 9
 

Ref: MRUC/NT/35/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences or Public Administration or any other Management area,
• Five (5) years experience in Grade 9 or a comparable position
• Computer literate.

Administrative Assistant (Admissions) 

1 Position

Grade 8
 

Ref: MRUC/NT/36/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences or Public Administration or any other Management area,
• Computer literate,
• Knowledge of workings of a University admissions office shall be an added advantage.

Systems Administrator

Grade 10

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/37/3/13
 

The applicant must have:

• A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Technology, Information Technology from a recognized Institution,
• Five (5) years experience in a computer laboratory preferably in a University College,
• Familiar with networking software NTx, Linux, Windows XP Server, Windows NT and Major PC based applications.

Executive Secretary 

Grade 12

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/38/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A Bachelors degree in Secretarial Studies or equivalent qualifications
• A typing and shorthand speed of 50/120 words per minute
• At least five (5) years experience at Grade 11 or its equivalent in a busy environment.

Executive Secretary

Grade 11

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/39/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A Bachelors degree in Secretarial Studies or equivalent qualifications
• A typing and shorthand speed of 50/120 words per minute
• At least five (5) years experience at Grade 10 or its equivalent in a busy environment.

Secretary 

Grade 9

3 Positions

Ref: MRUC/NT/40/3/13

The applicant must have

• A Bachelors degree in Secretarial Studies or its equivalent
• A typing and shorthand speed of 50/120 words per minute
• At least five (5) years experience at Grade 8 or its equivalent in a busy environment
• Holders of a Bachelors degree in other areas of specialization and have a certificate in full secretarial course will be considered

Secretary 

Grade 8

8 Positions

Ref: MRUC/NT/41/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A Bachelors degree in Secretarial Studies or its equivalent
• A typing and shorthand speed of 50/120 words per minute
• At least five (5) years experience at Grade 7 or its equivalent in a busy environment.
• Holders of a Bachelors degree in other areas of specialization and have a certificate in full secretarial course will be considered

Senior Record Clerk II 

Grade 6

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/42/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• Diploma in Records Management or relevant field
• Five (5) years experience in Grade 5 preferably in an institution of higher learning
• Computer Literate

Record Clerk

Grade 5

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/43/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• Diploma in Records Management or relevant field
• Computer Literate

Senior Clinical Officer II 

Grade 11

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/44/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A Bachelors degree in Clinical Medicine and Community Health or Higher National Diploma in clinical Medicine or a related area of specialization from recognized institutions with five (5) years experience in Grade 9 or its equivalent
• Must be registered as a Clinical Officer with Clinical Officers Council
• Evidence of continuing medical education will be an added advantage

Nursing Officer II 

Grade 9 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/45/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from a recognized University and be registered with Kenya Nursing Council or
• Five (5) years experience at Grade 8 or a comparable position

Pharmaceutical Technologist I 

Grade 8

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/46/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A Higher National Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
• Registered with the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board or
• A Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized Medical Training College or its equivalent and Five (5) years experience at Grade 7 or equivalent

Senior Medical Records 

Grade 5 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/48/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A KCSE Certificate or equivalent
• A Medical Records Technician certificate
• At least five (5) years working experience

Patient Attendant II 

Grade 4 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/49/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• A KCSE Certificate or equivalent
• Undertaken professional training in Nurse Aide lasting at least six (6) months
• Five (5) years experience at Grade 3 or its equivalent

Senior Driver 

Grade 10 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/50/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• 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 as a Senior Driver or comparable position, three of which must be accident free
• 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.

Senior Driver I 

Grade 8 

1 Position

Ref: MRUC/NT/51/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• 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
• 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.

Senior Driver III 

Grade 4

3 Positions

Ref: MRUC/NT/52/3/13
 

The applicant must have

• 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 3 or comparable position,
• A Certificate in First Aid from a recognized institution,
• Occupational Trade Test II for drivers,
• Public Relations Training.

Applicants should submit seven (7) detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, e-mail addresses, telephone contacts and names, telephone numbers and contact addresses of three referees to the address below quoting the Reference number on or before 19th April 2013.

Principal, University College Council
Murang’a University College
P. O. Box 75 -10200
Murang’a
 

Email: principal@mruc.ac.ke
 

Murang’a University College is an equal opportunity employer.