Clerical Officer (CIVILIAN STAFF) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

ADVERTISEMENT OF VACANT POSTS (CIVILIAN STAFF) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE



Applications are invited for the following posts in the Ministry of Defence. Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications by completing ONE application form PSC2 (Revised 2016) and submit the same together with copies of the required certificates. The application form may be downloaded from Public Service Commission website www.publicservice.go.ke. Requirements and other detailed information for each of the post is available on the Ministry’s website www.mod.go.ke and on www.mygov.go.ke.

Completed application forms should reach the Cabinet Secretary’s office- Ministry of Defence, P.O. Box 40668 - 00100, NAIROBI or hand delivered to Ulinzi House gate off Lenana Road, on or before 9 th July, 2019.


1. Clerical Officer II JG ‘F’ Twenty Two (22) POSTS

Basic Salary: Kshs. 16,890 – 20,800 p.m. (Job, Group “F”)
House Allowance: Depending on area of deployment
Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 3,000
Leave Allowance: Kshs. 4,000 (Once yearly)
Terms of Service: Permanent & Pensionable.

(a) Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level may be deployed in
any of the following units/sections: Human Resource Management, General Registry, Supply Chain
Management; Accounts or General Administrative Services. The officer will be required to carry out
simple clerical duties under the supervision and guidance of a senior clerical officer.
Specific duties and responsibilities will entail: collecting statistical records; carrying out transactions
related to accounts or personnel information; filing receipts; receiving, filling and dispatching
correspondence; preparing Pay Change Advices (PCAs); preparing initial documents for issuance of
stores; photocopying and scanning documents; indexing of documents and records; checking general
office cleaning; and keeping safe custody of equipment, documents and records

(b) Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this glade, a candidate must be in possession of: -
(i) Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C- (Minus) or its
equivalent qualification; and
(ii) Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.