Office Assistants

Agriculture and Food Authority is hiring Office Assistants. You’ll be the backbone of our daily operations, ensuring smooth workflows and a welcoming environment. You’ll handle everything from office maintenance to crucial document management, all while honing your skills in a supportive atmosphere. If you have a KCSE certificate or equivalent, basic computer skills, and are ready to learn, we want you.

BACKGROUND

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a State Corporation established under section 3 of the AFA Act No.13 of 2013. The mandate of AFA is to regulate the crops sector in Kenya, to ensure compliance with the regulatory framework, standards, and codes of practice. As a regulator, it fosters a thriving competitive environment where innovation, technological progress, order and quality flourish, for sustainable economic growth. The AFA Act provides for consolidation of the Laws on the regulation and promotion of Agriculture generally and makes provision for the respective roles of National and County Government in Agriculture and related matters in furtherance of the relevant provision of the fourth schedule of the constitution.

In line with the Authority’s mandate as stipulated in the AFA Act No. 13 of 2013, the Board of Agriculture and Food Authority is seeking to competitively recruit qualified Kenyan professionals to fill the under listed positions on permanent & pensionable terms for positions:

OFFICE ASSISTANT III, GRADE AFA 12 (5 VACANCIES)

The Role

This is the entry and training grade for officers in this grade. An officer at this level will work under guidance of a senior officer.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail assisting in: –

(i) Maintaining cleanliness of the kitchen, equipment and utensils;
(ii) Carrying out office errands including dispatch/ collection of letters/ files, mail delivery, postage and maintaining dispatch and delivery register;
(iii) Operating basic office equipment including photocopying and document binding;
(iv) Requisitioning office consumables, preparing and serving office beverages;
(v) Organizing office equipment and furniture; and
(vi) Locking and opening office premises.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

(i) Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D (Plain) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
(ii) Proficiency in computer application.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Shortlisted candidates will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by providing; Police Clearance Certificate from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations; Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board; Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority; Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission; Report from an Approved Credit Reference Bureau; and clearance from Commission for University Education for degrees obtained outside Kenya.