Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
2026-03-10T09:31:16+00:00
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA)
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Public Administration, and Government
Management, Business Operations, Civil & Government, Transportation & Logistics, Aerospace
2026-03-19T17:00:00+00:00
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Responsibilities or duties
Job Purpose
The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the Accounting Officer and is responsible to the Board for day-to-day management and co-ordination of activities in the Authority; defining and executing strategy, generating revenue, engaging customers and stakeholders, managing risk and ensuring compliance, driving performance and growing talent.
Employment Terms
Three (3) Years’ contract renewable once subject to satisfactory performance or attainment of mandatory retirement age whichever happens earlier.
Reports to: Chairperson, Board of Directors
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing overall strategic leadership of the Authority in line with market and industry changes and through the senior management team, delivering the strategic intent and overseeing the day – to day running of the Authority;
- Engaging with key stakeholders in the development and delivery of strategic customer, government and sector-wide aviation initiatives;
- Presenting strategy, long term capital investment plans, annual budgets and procurement plans to the Board for deliberation and approval;
- Providing sufficient, accurate and timely information on Authority’s operations, financial status and overall performance to enable the Board fulfill its governance objectives;
- Driving maximum utilization and productivity from all Authority’s assets, ensuring a positive return on all capital investment and operating expenditure, enhancing the balance between aeronautical and non – aeronautical revenues;
- Ensuring the Authority has adequate systems and processes of accountability, risk management and internal control;
- Ensuring that all the Authority’s policies and operations adhere and conform to all legal, statutory and regulatory guidelines and in all undertakings the Authority’s interests are prioritized and safeguarded.
- Ensuring continuous improvement in the quality and value of services and products provided by the Authority;
- Establishing and maintaining a high-performance culture, driven by talented and competent staff who consistently deliver outstanding results; and
- Ensuring performance measures are designed to evaluate performance against the strategic plan.
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience required for this position;
- A Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Finance, Economics, Business Management, Marketing, Statistics, Engineering, Social Sciences or a related field from a University recognized in Kenya;
- At least ten (10) years working experience in a relevant field,
- Has served in a position of Senior Management for a period of at least five (5) years; and
- Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution
Skills and Competencies
- Strong people management and influencing skills with the ability to build relationships;
- Strategic thinker with good commercial acumen and the ability to identify economic opportunities in a changing environment and capitalize on them;
- Demonstrate decisiveness and adaptability, the ability to drive change and transformation, a sense of urgency and a bias for action and be a high achiever;
- Extensive experience on Organization Design and Implementation with proven track record of organization structures reviewed and implemented;
- Hands on experience in policy formulation and implementation with bias on Public Sector Policies; and
- Be an outstanding communicator, have strong leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels and cause positive outcomes.
Experience needed
At least ten (10) years working experience in a relevant field, Has served in a position of Senior Management for a period of at least five (5) years.
* Providing overall strategic leadership of the Authority in line with market and industry changes and through the senior management team, delivering the strategic intent and overseeing the day – to day running of the Authority; * Engaging with key stakeholders in the development and delivery of strategic customer, government and sector-wide aviation initiatives; * Presenting strategy, long term capital investment plans, annual budgets and procurement plans to the Board for deliberation and approval; * Providing sufficient, accurate and timely information on Authority’s operations, financial status and overall performance to enable the Board fulfill its governance objectives; * Driving maximum utilization and productivity from all Authority’s assets, ensuring a positive return on all capital investment and operating expenditure, enhancing the balance between aeronautical and non – aeronautical revenues; * Ensuring the Authority has adequate systems and processes of accountability, risk management and internal control; * Ensuring that all the Authority’s policies and operations adhere and conform to all legal, statutory and regulatory guidelines and in all undertakings the Authority’s interests are prioritized and safeguarded. * Ensuring continuous improvement in the quality and value of services and products provided by the Authority; * Establishing and maintaining a high-performance culture, driven by talented and competent staff who consistently deliver outstanding results; and * Ensuring performance measures are designed to evaluate performance against the strategic plan.
* Strong people management and influencing skills with the ability to build relationships; * Strategic thinker with good commercial acumen and the ability to identify economic opportunities in a changing environment and capitalize on them; * Demonstrate decisiveness and adaptability, the ability to drive change and transformation, a sense of urgency and a bias for action and be a high achiever; * Extensive experience on Organization Design and Implementation with proven track record of organization structures reviewed and implemented; * Hands on experience in policy formulation and implementation with bias on Public Sector Policies; and * Be an outstanding communicator, have strong leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels and cause positive outcomes.
* A Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Finance, Economics, Business Management, Marketing, Statistics, Engineering, Social Sciences or a related field from a University recognized in Kenya; * At least ten (10) years working experience in a relevant field, * Has served in a position of Senior Management for a period of at least five (5) years; and * Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution
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Vacancy title:
Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Management, Business Operations, Civil & Government, Transportation & Logistics, Aerospace]
Jobs at:
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA)
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, March 19 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 10 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities or duties
Job Purpose
The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the Accounting Officer and is responsible to the Board for day-to-day management and co-ordination of activities in the Authority; defining and executing strategy, generating revenue, engaging customers and stakeholders, managing risk and ensuring compliance, driving performance and growing talent.
Employment Terms
Three (3) Years’ contract renewable once subject to satisfactory performance or attainment of mandatory retirement age whichever happens earlier.
Reports to: Chairperson, Board of Directors
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing overall strategic leadership of the Authority in line with market and industry changes and through the senior management team, delivering the strategic intent and overseeing the day – to day running of the Authority;
- Engaging with key stakeholders in the development and delivery of strategic customer, government and sector-wide aviation initiatives;
- Presenting strategy, long term capital investment plans, annual budgets and procurement plans to the Board for deliberation and approval;
- Providing sufficient, accurate and timely information on Authority’s operations, financial status and overall performance to enable the Board fulfill its governance objectives;
- Driving maximum utilization and productivity from all Authority’s assets, ensuring a positive return on all capital investment and operating expenditure, enhancing the balance between aeronautical and non – aeronautical revenues;
- Ensuring the Authority has adequate systems and processes of accountability, risk management and internal control;
- Ensuring that all the Authority’s policies and operations adhere and conform to all legal, statutory and regulatory guidelines and in all undertakings the Authority’s interests are prioritized and safeguarded.
- Ensuring continuous improvement in the quality and value of services and products provided by the Authority;
- Establishing and maintaining a high-performance culture, driven by talented and competent staff who consistently deliver outstanding results; and
- Ensuring performance measures are designed to evaluate performance against the strategic plan.
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience required for this position;
- A Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Finance, Economics, Business Management, Marketing, Statistics, Engineering, Social Sciences or a related field from a University recognized in Kenya;
- At least ten (10) years working experience in a relevant field,
- Has served in a position of Senior Management for a period of at least five (5) years; and
- Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution
Skills and Competencies
- Strong people management and influencing skills with the ability to build relationships;
- Strategic thinker with good commercial acumen and the ability to identify economic opportunities in a changing environment and capitalize on them;
- Demonstrate decisiveness and adaptability, the ability to drive change and transformation, a sense of urgency and a bias for action and be a high achiever;
- Extensive experience on Organization Design and Implementation with proven track record of organization structures reviewed and implemented;
- Hands on experience in policy formulation and implementation with bias on Public Sector Policies; and
- Be an outstanding communicator, have strong leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels and cause positive outcomes.
Experience needed
At least ten (10) years working experience in a relevant field, Has served in a position of Senior Management for a period of at least five (5) years.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
The application deadline is March 19, 2026.
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