The Ministry of East Africa Community and Regional Development has announced vacancies in the state department with salaries ranging from Ksh42, 970 to Ksh87,360.
In a statement released by the East African Community Principal Secretary Kevit Desai, eligible applicants are encouraged to apply on or before Monday, February 14.
The positions up for grabs include Principal Regional Political Integration officer, Principal Regional Economic Integration Officer (5 slots), Senior Principal Regional Productive and Services Integration Officer among others.
Interested and qualified candidates have been asked to fill only one application form (PSC2 Revised 2016), which is downloadable from the Public Service Commission's website.
Alternatively, the applicants can hand-deliver the applications to the Office of the Director of Human Resource Management and Development, Cooperative House Building 16th floor Room No. 1602.
Point to Note:
Candidates were advised not to attach any documents to the application form but to fill all details outlined in the advertisement.
Canvassing would lead to automatic disqualification.
Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted. They will be required to produce originals of their National Identity Cards, academic and professional certificates during interviews. Further, all serving officers shall be required to produce the original letter of the appointment to their current substantive post during the interview.
Here is what some of the job descriptions entail:
Principal Regional Political Integration Officer- 4 Posts
The qualified candidate will be required to organise and prepare reports on stakeholders consultative forums on political integration activities, analyse and interpret research, moderate draft briefs, speeches and concept notes on political integration, prepare action plans for logical implementation of research, studies and intelligence findings as well as recommendations of the reports on political integration.
Other responsibilities include drafting information, educational and communication materials (IEC) on political integration, organising and participating in political integration regional meetings, analysing data on East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resolutions, participate in meetings on review of EAC treaty, laws, protocols, regulations and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU).
- Basic Salary Scale: Ksh47,780 - Ksh82,330
- House Allowance: Ksh15,400 - Ksh35,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Principal Regional Economic Integration Officer - 5 Posts
The successful candidate will compile and update data on the implementation status of various protocols, policies and strategies on trade, industry, investment, fiscal, monetary, customs, standards, competition and private sector development matters.
Other duties involve preparing briefs and speeches on economic integration issues, carrying out research on EAC integration process, preparing information, educational and communication specific to economic issues on EAC integration.
- Basic Salary: Ksh49,000 - Ksh87,360
- House Allowance: Ksh15,400 - Ksh35,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual Leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Principal Regional Productive and Services Integration Officer - Seven posts
The candidate will be required to compile and update data on the implementation status of various protocols, policies, strategies, MoUs, master plans, summit and council decisions in the areas of infrastructure development, transport, communication, meteorology, energy, environment and natural resources, tourism, wildlife management among others.
The officer will also prepare briefs and speeches, carry out research on regional integration and cooperation matters under the productive and services sector.
- Basic Salary: Ksh47,780 - Ksh82,330
- House Allowance: Ksh15,400 - Ksh35,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual Leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Principal Regional Liaison Integration Officer - six posts
An officer is deployed at the headquarters or at a regional Integration Centre whereby their main duties involve compiling and updating data on the implementation status of Common Market protocol, Summit and Council decisions, preparing analytical background papers, country profiles, reports on regional integration.
Further, the officer will be required to collaborate with the border agencies to facilitate movement of persons, goods, services, preparing briefs and analytical reports on cross border issues, disseminating integration policies and programmes and identifying, analysing, resolving and reporting on unresolved cases on manifestation of Non-Tariff barriers.
- Basic Salary: Ksh47,780 - Ksh82,330
- House Allowance: Ksh15,400 - Ksh35,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual Leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Principal Regional Social Integration Officer - Five posts
The duties of the officer include analysing data on employment and investment opportunities for women and youth in the EAC. Those seeking this position need to have a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, Social work, Culture and sports science, Development studies, Peace and Conflict studies, Business Administration, HR Management, Education or its equivalent from a recognised institution.
- Basic Salary: Ksh49,000 - Ksh87,360
- House Allowance: Ksh15,400 - Ksh35,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual Leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Senior Regional Economic Integration officer - Three posts
The duties involve studying and analysing reports of various East African Community (EAC) meetings based on trade and industry, investment as well as private sector development.
Other responsibilities are participating in undertaking research, studies, economic regional integration and cooperation matters and providing input in the development and review of various regional economic policies and strategies.
- Basic Salary: Ksh42,970 - Ksh59,120
- House Allowance: Ksh13,000 - Ksh28,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual Leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Senior Regional Political Integration Officer - four posts
The officer will collect, collate and analyse data on EAC political integration activities, participate in awareness creation programmes on EAC political integration agenda.
Further, they are to compile and maintain an inventory of stakeholders on political integration, participate in research study on political integration and liaise with stakeholders in order to prepare key consultative forums.
- Basic Salary: Ksh42,970 - Ksh59,120
- House Allowance: Ksh15,400 - Ksh35,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual Leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Senior Regional Social Integration Officer - Three posts
The officers will study and analyse social reports of the various EAC meetings and conferences, prepare reports, take minutes during preparatory meetings with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
- Basic Salary: Ksh42,970 - Ksh59,120
- House Allowance: Ksh13,000 - Ksh28,000
- Commuter Allowance: Ksh8,000
- Annual Leave Allowance: Ksh6,000
- Medical Allowance: as provided by the Government
- Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable