Laikipia County is one of the 14 counties within the Rift Valley region and one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: TWELVE (12)

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Duties and Responsibilities

This is an entry and training grade for this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: taking oral dictation; word and data processing; managing e-office; ensuring security of office records, documents and equipment; maintaining an up-todate filing system in the office; operating office equipment; managing office protocol; managing office petty cash; handling telephone calls and appointments; supervising office cleanliness and undertaking any other office administrative services duties that may be assigned.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: -

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, mean grade C-(minus) with at least C (plain) in English or Kiswahili Language or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

OR

• Typewriting III (50 w.p.m)/Computerized Document Processing III;
• Shorthand II (80 w.p.m);
• Business English II/Communications I;
• Secretarial Duties II
• Commerce II;
• Office Management III/Office Administration and Management III; and,
• Diploma in Secretarial Studies from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC); Business Education Single and Group Certificates (BES&GC) from the Kenya National Examinations Council in the following subjects:
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognised institution

• Taking oral dictation
• Word and data processing
• Managing e-office
• Ensuring security of office records, documents and equipment
• Maintaining an up-todate filing system in the office
• Operating office equipment
• Managing office protocol
• Managing office petty cash
• Handling telephone calls and appointments
• Supervising office cleanliness
• Undertaking any other office administrative services duties that may be assigned

• Typewriting III (50 w.p.m)/Computerized Document Processing III
• Shorthand II (80 w.p.m)
• Business English II/Communications I
• Secretarial Duties II
• Commerce II
• Office Management III/Office Administration and Management III
• Certificate in computer application skills

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, mean grade C-(minus) with at least C (plain) in English or Kiswahili Language or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Typewriting III (50 w.p.m)/Computerized Document Processing III
• Shorthand II (80 w.p.m)
• Business English II/Communications I
• Secretarial Duties II
• Commerce II
• Office Management III/Office Administration and Management III
• Diploma in Secretarial Studies from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)
• Business Education Single and Group Certificates (BES&GC) from the Kenya National Examinations Council in the following subjects
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognised institution