Job Specifications
Duties and responsibilities at this level entail:
- Supporting the conducting of board meetings;
- Preparing invitations to committee members and follow-ups;
- Making travel arrangements for the Board and Director General;
- Coordinating events;
- Receiving high level guests, ensuring security of office equipment, data and managing e-office;
- Planning and organizing meetings, workshop/conferences and seminars; operating office equipment;
- Responding to correspondences;
- Attending to visitors/clients; and
- Handling telephone calls, enquiries and appointments and managing petty office cash.
Job specifications
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- Cumulative service period of six (6) years relevant work experience three (3) years of which should have been at Office Administrator I or in a comparable position;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Secretarial Studies or any other equivalent from a recognized institution;
OR
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management/Administration or Social Science or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution plus a Diploma in Secretarial Studies from a recognized institution;
- Membership to a relevant professional body and in good standing where applicable;
- Proficiency in computer applications; and
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results
Interested applicants should email their dully signed application letter, updated curriculum vitae indicating names of at least three (3) professional referees, copies of academic certificates, professional certificates and the national identity card, with the job title and job reference as the subject of the email, on or before 13th January, 2026.
Details of the job description and requirements are provided on our website www.kerra.go.ke.
All applications should be submitted ONLINE to [email protected] and the letter indicating the specific position and reference number should be addressed to:
The Director General,
Kenya Rural Roads Authority,
P.O Box 48151-00100,
Nairobi-Kenya.
Successful candidates MUST satisfy the requirements of Leadership and Integrity set out in Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and shall be required to present the following documents before the offer letter.
- Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (TCC);
- Certificate of clearance from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB);
- Certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI);
- Dully filled and stamped Self-Declaration/Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC); and
- Clearance certificate from approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).