The Ministry of Labour has outlined 12 qualifications Kenyans must meet to get the nursing jobs President William Ruto secured in Saudi Arabia.
In a notice dated Tuesday, the Ministry reiterated that the two-year jobs target youth in the country with Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees in Nursing.
For starters, the Ministry clarified that the first round of recruitment targets Kenyans who are female.
Applicants must also be Kenyan citizens and be aged between 22 to 35 years.
"The Government of Kenya is collaborating with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to enhance safe, regular, and productive labour migration between the two countries. This initiative has facilitated the employment of thousands of Kenyans in different economic sectors in the KSA and has expressed willingness through various organisations in KSA to recruit additional healthcare workers from Kenya.
"Given the above, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection requests applications from qualified Kenyans for employment in the KSA as General Nurses and Personal Assistant/Health Care Assistant professionals," read the notice in part.
On the other hand, eligible candidates must also be registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya and possess a police clearance certificate.
In terms of work experience, degree holders are expected to have a minimum of two years of working experience with those with certificates expected to have at least one-year of working experience.
Those with diplomas do not need to have any experience as fresh graduates are being targeted.
Applicants are also expected to be proficient in English, be medically fit and hold valid Kenyan passports.
"Applicants must have valid prometric results; If not, the same can be taken either in Kenya OR KSA (Prometric test cost to be deducted from the employee's salary in 3 instalments).
"Dataflow verification report for the education certificate and Nursing Council License or latest employment certificate is mandatory," read the notice in part.
Prometric tests are online tests that test applicants on their expertise in the field i.e. medicine
Benefits
Successful applicants will be required to work for 8 hours a day with overtime payments to be made in accordance with Saudi Arabian laws.
All applicants will also get a round-trip air ticket.
The quoted salary for nurses with different sets of academic qualifications have been outlined as; Ksh146,000 for degree holders, Ksh125,000 for diploma holders and Ksh92,000 for certificate holders.
Interested candidates are advised to sign up/register and apply for consideration through the National Employment Authority (NEA) Job Portal: www.neaims.go.ke/AdvertListingG2G.aspx.
