Vacancy title:
Catholic Chaplain

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Education, Civil & Government, Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
National Youth Service (NYS)

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, October 19 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 22 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

The National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964. It was restructured by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2014 into a premier agency through which Government executes an elaborate and comprehensive youth empowerment master plan known as The 5-Point ...

General Requirements:

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Be in possession of a valid Kenyan National Identity Card (ID) and KRA PIN Certificate;
• Be between 27-36 years;
• Have no criminal record;
• Candidates must be medically fit,
• Qualified Cadets MUST undergo NYS Paramilitary training for nine (9) months at NYS Training College
• Meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.

Minimum Academic and Professional Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Be in possession of Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines: Sacred Theology, Christian Philosophy, Pastoral Theology. Theology. Theology and Bible, Divinity, Islamic, Arabic Studies (Jaami'iyah) or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Serving Senior Catechist/Anglican, a Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church with three (3) years' work experience;
• A Certificate of Ordination;
• A Practicing License by the Government;
• A letter of recommendation from the Head of Church/Mosque where the Church/Mosque must be under the umbrella of any of the following bodies: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB): National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK); Evangelical Fellowship of Churches in Kenya (EFCK): East/West Africa Union of Seventh Day Adventist (EAU/WAU); and Supreme Council of Kenya Muslim (SUPKEM):
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Applicants who meet the above requirements are required to download and complete the Application for Employment Form-PSC.2 (Revised 2016) from the Public Service Commission website. Duly completed application forms should be submitted through any one of the following methods:

• Scan the form and send to the mail provided
• Through post office: Send the form in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the title of the position applied for to the; Commandant General, National Youth Service, P. O Box 30397-00100, GPO NAIROBI
• Sealed hand-delivered applications can be dropped at the Registry - National Youth Service Headquarters, Ruaraka, Thika Road, Ground Floor. The applications should reach the undersigned not later than 19th October, 2026.

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