Job purpose
This position is responsible for providing general support in
the administration of the Scheme.
Job
specifications
The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail:-
- Undertaking
clerical activities in the Secretariat;
- Receiving,
examining and verifying pension related claims;
- Assisting
in maintenance of benefit payment records;
- Attending
to pension related enquiries and escalating where necessary;
- Assisting
in preparation of Scheme ledgers, cash-books and vote book;
- Assisting
in maintenance of fixed assets register;
- Keeping
track of new members and ensuring they fill nomination of beneficiary
forms;
- Assisting
in maintenance of the member register;
- Assisting
in receiving, issuing and depositing of cheques; and
- Signing
performance contract with the Trust Secretary.
Requirements for appointment
For appointment to the grade of Pension Assistant II, a
candidate must have:
- Kenya
Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of C-(Minus) or
its equivalent from a recognized institution;
- Certificate
in Records Management/ Certificate in Accounting or its equivalent from a
recognized institution;
- Certificate
in computer applications; and
- Fulfil
the requirement of chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya.
Key Competencies and skills
- Problem
solving skills;
- communication
skills both written and verbal;
- Interpersonal
skills; and
- Team
player.
How to Apply
Online Application
Interested applicants are required to submit a summary of
information by filling the form provided in the link below: https://forms.office.com/r/JHAG1HsfsS
Hard copy applications
IN ADDITION to the online application, it is MANDATORY that all
applicants should send their hard copy applications containing their Curriculum
Vitae, copies of relevant
professional/academic certificates and national identification cards to the
Chairman – Kenya Forestry Research Institute Defined Contribution Retirement
Benefits Scheme not later than 24th July 2025 at
5:00 p.m. The applications should also include their day and evening telephone
numbers, e-mail address and names and addresses of three referees.
Envelopes containing the documents should clearly be marked with
the position applied for and addressed to: –
Chairman,
Kenya Forestry Research Institute Defined Contribution Retirement Benefits
Scheme,
P.O. BOX 20412-00200, City Square,
NAIROBI, KENYA.
