Job Title: Director, Corporate Services / Administration
Date Posted: 23/06/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Employer: Kenya Utalii
College
Industry: Administration
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 14/07/2026
Key Responsibilities
Duties
and responsibilities will entail:-
- Provide strategic leadership in the development and implementation
of policies, systems, and strategies governing finance, human resources,
ICT, communications, and property management to ensure effective
institutional support and operational excellence.
- Oversee the formulation, harmonization, and enforcement of
guidelines, regulations, and procedures for all corporate service
functions to enhance governance, compliance, and service delivery across
the College.
- Lead the preparation and presentation of Council papers relating to
finance, human resources, ICT, communications, and property management to
support informed decision-making by the Council.
- Champion change management initiatives, driving modernization,
efficiency, and transformation of support functions to align with
institutional priorities and evolving operational needs.
- Build institutional capacity within corporate services, including
developing HR management plans, strengthening talent pipelines, and
supporting effective succession planning.
- Oversee prudent financial and asset management, ensuring transparent
resource allocation, accurate reporting, optimal utilization, and
compliance with financial legislation and best practices.
- Institutionalize comprehensive performance management systems,
including performance contracting, appraisals, and staff development
frameworks to enhance accountability and productivity across the College.
- Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships and linkages with
stakeholders to support staff training, capacity building, and operational
advancement of the College.
- Uphold professional standards across all corporate services
disciplines, ensuring adherence to ethical practices, regulatory
requirements, and institutional policies.
- Interpret and provide advisory guidance on labour laws, financial
regulations, ICT policies, and other relevant statutes, ensuring
compliance and effective risk mitigation within corporate services
functions.
- Advise the College on adoption of modern technologies and digital
systems that enhance operational efficiency, reduce redundancies,
strengthen accountability, and promote paperless processes.
- Provide overall leadership in property and facilities management,
ensuring proper maintenance, safety, utilization, and optimization of
college assets.
- Ensure robust financial stewardship and asset accountability,
including oversight of budgeting, expenditure control, financial
reporting, and institutional audits.
- Provide technical input in development, implementation and review of
the College’s strategic plan, vision, mission and objectives.
- Provide strategic leadership in establishing, nurturing, and
strengthening collaborations and partnerships with Government agencies,
development partners, the private sector, and other key stakeholders to
enhance synergy, resource mobilization, and effective delivery of the
Directorate’s mandate.
- Provide strategic leadership in the formulation, implementation,
monitoring, and review of the Directorate’s annual budgets, procurement
and disposal plans, performance contracts, and annual reports to ensure
prudent resource utilization, operational efficiency, and alignment with
the Corporation’s strategic priorities and governance frameworks.
- Provide strategic leadership in supervising, coaching, mentoring,
and developing staff to foster a high-performing, motivated, and ethical
workforce that effectively delivers on the Directorate’s mandate.
- Provide strategic leadership in the formulation, implementation,
monitoring, and continuous improvement of the Directorate’s risk
management policies and frameworks to ensure robust systems for
accountability, enterprise risk management, and business continuity.
- Provide strategic leadership in the development, implementation, and
periodic review of the Directorate’s Citizen Service Delivery Charter to
enhance accountability, transparency, and service excellence in addressing
stakeholder needs and expectations.
- Foster and entrench a conducive corporate culture that upholds
ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism, and good governance within
the Directorate, in line with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, and the
Corporation’s core values.
- Provide leadership in the development and implementation of
corruption prevention and mitigation strategies in the Directorate.
- Spearhead the implementation of principles of Corporate Governance,
relevant national policies, guidelines and directives within the
Directorate.
- Provide strategic oversight and management of all Directorate
activities to ensure effective coordination, operational efficiency, and
smooth execution of its mandate.
- Provide leadership to Department and chairs the Directorate
meetings.
- Spearhead the preparation and submission of periodic reports in the
Directorate.
- Responsible for the implementation of College’s resolutions and
audit recommendations within the Directorate.
- Provide regular, thorough and prompt communication to the
Directorate’s staff on key technical, financial and administrative
matters.
- Articulate issues relating to College’s mandate in national and
regional stakeholders forums.
- Appraise the direct reports.
- Approval of the Directorate’s budget and expenditure.
- Approval of Directorate’s annual procurement and assets disposal.
- Lead in Directorate’s Resource mobilization.
Qualifications
For
appointment to this position, an officer must have:
- Served for a minimum of eight (8) years in Public Service or in a
large and reputable organization in the Private Sector, four (4) of which
must have been at a senior management level.
- Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Human
Resource Management/Development/Planning, Commerce (Accounting or Finance
option), Public Administration, Business Administration, Political
Science/Government, Anthropology or equivalent qualification from a
recognized institution.
- Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Human
Resource Management/Development/Planning, Finance, Accounting, Business
Administration, Commerce, Public Administration, Political
Science/Government, Anthropology or equivalent qualification from a
recognized institution.
- CPA/CPS Finalist or Higher National Diploma in a relevant field.
- A leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a
recognized institution.
- Membership to a relevant professional body.
- Analytical skills, Leadership skills, Negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial
and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and
results.
- Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
- Possess good oral and written communication skills, including report
writing.
- Have a good understanding of the mandate of Council and its role in
realisation of the national development agenda; and
- Have good interpersonal, negotiation and computer application
skills.
How to Apply
Interested
candidates are advised to submit applications through e-mail address: recruitment@utalii.ac.ke as well
as physical copies posted or delivered to the address
The
Principal/Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Utalii College
Off Thika Super Highway
P. O. Box 31052-00600
NAIROBI
KUC is an equal opportunity
employer committed to work place diversity and gender equality. Minority, women
and persons with disabilities are, therefore, encouraged to apply. Canvassing
will automatically lead to disqualification. Those who applied need to apply
again.
