Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK), a key public communication and financial services provider, invites qualified and interested applicants to fill the following positions;
Corporation Secretary
Department: Legal Services
Grade: MG2
Location: Nairobi Posta House
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide secretarial and legal services to Postal Corporation of Kenya.
• Monitoring corporate governance policies and their implementation after Board approval.
• Chief Legal Advisor to the Corporation Board of Directors.
• Reviewing and developing legal and communication policies, procedures and recommending areas of improvement.
• Preparing Board papers and presenting during the meetings.
• Ensuring safe custody of property and assets documents.
• Ensuring proper drawing of legal documents as per approved policies and procedures.
• Preparing legal reports and opinion on matters involving PCK for presentation to the Board or senior management meeting.
• Preparing budget and ensuring effective control.
• Ensuring that the Corporation insurance cover is legally adequate and terms and conditions are complied with.
• Ensuring that the Corporation complies with statutory and other regulatory requirement.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building the capacity of individuals and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Offer secretarial services to the Board.
• Supervising, appraising staff and identifying their development and training needs.
• Adhere to all corporate policies, procedures and business ethic codes and ensure that they are communicated and implement within the department.
• A member of the executive management of the corporation, participating in making decisions on all matters relevant to the running of the corporation.
• Undertake any other duties assigned by the Postmaster General.> .
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB).
• Masters of Law (LLM) will be an added advantage.
• Certified Public Secretary (CPS).
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Member of a professional body.
• 10 years working experience and be an enrolled Lawyer and Advocate of the High Court and must be 35 years of age and above.
• Strong analytical and organization skills.
• Computer literacy and familiarity with standard office computer application.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
General Manager, Finance & Accounts
Department: Finance & Accounts
Grade: MG2
Location: Nairobi Posta House
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide leadership in the Department of Finance & Accounts
• Formulate financial resources mobilization strategies that are necessary to implement corporate goals.
• Develop an appropriate costing model to ascertain the cost of service delivery.
• Prepare financial statement to ensure that financial benchmarks are being met.
• Co-ordinate budgetary preparations and ensure that approval limits are observed.
• Develop and implement a prudent investment policy in line with Board directives.
• Observance of recognized financial and accounting standards.
• Oversee the preparation of overall organization strategy and corporate planning.
• Compliance with audit recommendations, procurement policies and procedures.
• Provide strategic forecast, planning and control of PCK assets and revenue.
• Provide strategic guidance on formulation of strategic business plans in short, medium and long term.
• Control expenses to meet budget guidelines.
• Adhere to the corporation policies, procedures and business ethics and ensure that they are communicated and implemented in the departments.
• Provide timely feedbacks on the performance of the department.
• Undertake any other duties assigned by the Postmaster General.
Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelors degree in B. Comm (Accounting Option)
• MBA will be an added advantage
• CPA (K) or ACCA or its equivalent.
• Member of a professional body.
• Ten (10) years working experience in a senior position in a relevant field and must be 35 years and above.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• High integrity
• Team player and strong leadership and management skills
• Be computer literate, knowledge on finance and accounting software packages.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to present financial information effectively to specialists and non-specialists.
Head of Department, Information Communication Technology
Department/Section: Information Technology
Grade: MG3
Location: Nairobi Posta House (GPO)
Qualifications and Experience
• Developing the long-term vision and technical architecture of the PCK IT strategy.
• Identifying and implementing appropriate IT technologies to meet the short and long term PCK business requirements.
• Managing the departmental budgeting processes and directing the proper and effective utilization of the same.
• Identifying and forging of strategic IT relationships with key potential partners for on-going project implementations and support.
• Providing expert extensive contact with the executive management staff of PCK to identify and priorities key IT initiatives.
• Formulating and enforcing of all the PCK ICT security policies in conjunction with the other departmental heads.
• A member of the executive management of the corporation, participating in making decisions on all matters relevant to the running of the corporation.
• Establish plans and strategies in development of training and educational programs in ICT for the user departments.
• Provide leadership towards the achievements set targets in ICT departments.
• Perform any other duties as may be directed by the Postmaster General.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building the capacity of individuals and multi-disciplinary teams
• Adhere to the corporation policies, procedures and business ethics and ensure that they are communicated and implemented.
• Undertake any other contingent duties assigned to him/her by the PMG.
Qualifications and Experience
• A Bachelors degree in Information Technology.
• Relevant Masters degree in Information Technology or its equivalent.
• Professional training from the Institute of Management Information Systems (IMIS) or Accounting.
• Member of a professional body
• Seven (7) years relevant experience with broad technical skills in IT including network and systems administrations.
• Should possess relevant certification such as CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor and CCNA – Cisco
• Certified Network Administrator
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player and with strong leadership.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Head of Department, Internal Audit & Risk Management
Department/Section: Internal Audit & Risk Management
Grade: MG 3
Location: Nairobi Posta House (GPO)
Qualifications and Experience
• Managing the operations of the Internal Audit & Investigations Department to ensure attainment of set objectives and goals.
• Ensure that the annual Audit and Investigations Plan and timetable is done at the beginning of every financial year for approval.
• Reviewing and appraising the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal controls, statutory requirements and regulations.
• Reviewing operations or programs to ascertain results consistency with established objectives and goals.
• Liaising with external Auditors.
• Advising Management on external audit queries.
• Conduct ad hoc audit on PCK Procedures.
• Prepare and present quarterly audit reports to the Postmaster General and the Audit Committee of the Board.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building the capacity of individuals and multi-disciplinary teams
• Follow up of implementation of Audit& Investigations recommendations.
• Preparing budget and ensuring effective control.
• A member of the executive management of the corporation, participating in making decisions on all matters relevant to the running of the corporation.
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time
Qualifications and Experience
• A degree in Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting option or its equivalent
• Masters of Business Administration degree will be an added advantage
• CPA (K) or its equivalent
• Possession of CISA qualifications
• Should be a member of ICPAK or IAA
• Should have seven (7) years practical auditing experience
• Be computer literate
• Should have thorough knowledge of audit techniques and management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Team player and provide strong leadership
• Should be a person of high integrity
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure.
Manager, Supply Chain Management
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Department/Section: Procurement
Grade: MG4
Location: Nairobi Posta House
Qualifications and Experience
• Manage and co-ordinate the procurement function.
• Ensure timely, efficient and effective procurement of goods, services and works.
• Ensure the Corporation gets value for money at all times through competitive bidding and transport procurement processes.
• Maintain a sound procurement policy that ensures acquisition of goods, services and works is done while strictly adhering to the Public Procurement Regulations.
• Provide technical and secretarial services to the Corporation Tender Committee and ensure prompt implementation of its decisions.
• Negotiate for capital expenditure and service contracts if high value and managing new and existing contracts.
• Establish, in co-ordinating with every department and end-users, quality specifications of goods consumed by the Corporation.
• Carry out designated checks on quality and security aspects of procurement.
• Review the supply chain and remove processes that do not add value to the Corporation.
• Spearhead the annual supplier pre-qualification exercise.
• Receive all tender applications, ensure they are in safe custody, compile and prepare Corporation Tender Committee papers
• Provide leadership in the section.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building the capacity of individuals and multi-disciplinary teams
• Control expenses to meet budget guidelines.
• A member of the executive management of the corporation, participating in making decisions on all matters relevant to the running of the corporation.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time by Management.
Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor of Commerce or BA (Economics Option) or its equivalent
• MBA in Business Administration or Economics will be an added advantage.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Chain or CIPS.
• Minimum of seven (7) years post graduation experience.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act.
• Good Communication skills as well as Interpersonal skills
• Good public relations skills.
• Be a procurement professional as defined in section 26 (8) of the Public Procurement Act.
• Be computer literate.
Manager, Marketing & Product Development
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Department/Section: Marketing & Product Development
Grade: MG 4
Location: Nairobi Posta House
Qualifications and Experience
• Participate in development of annual marketing plan in conjunction with user departments, which details activities to follow during the fiscal year, which will focus on meeting organizational objectives.
• Work with business units to develop and implement market strategies
• Develop and manage the Marketing Department Budget.
• Delivery of all marketing activity within agreed budget. Direction and control of marketing staff where budgets are devolved.
• Coordinate in the development of new products tailored to meet customer needs
• Coordinate with other department on brand advertisements
• Provide regular competition reports on products, pricing and market activities and recommend suggestions for product enhancement
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans
• Managing the entire customer service life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers.
• Instill commitment, respond promptly to customer needs and give feedback to user Department to improve products and services.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with external and internal customers
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time by Senior Officer
Qualifications and Experience
• Be in possession of a University degree in B.Com (Business Admin option).
• A Masters degree or a Diploma in Marketing will be an added advantage.
• Should have 7 years relevant experience 3 of which should be in a senior position in fast moving goods or service Industry.
• Good communication, Organizations and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Be result oriented and team player.
• Be analytical, innovative and Strategic thinker. Be computer literate.
Interested candidates who meet the specified minimum requirements should submit a written application and up-dated Curriculum Vitae through the post and attach relevant copies of certificates and testimonials to the
Postmaster General,
P. O. Box 34567 – 00100
Nairobi
to reach him not later than 25th March, 2011.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
