Ref:NZOWASCO/MD/9/2022/1

Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Working with Others:

• Team working: Recognizes and develops opportunities for team working at cross organizational level, driving improvements to the teams’ outputs/service and developing colleagues within the teams
• Customer Focus: Anticipates the needs of customers, seeking evidence of demand from the market(s) and from stakeholders. Seeks out and manages long-term relationships with stakeholders, develops strategic
• initiatives to ensure the delivery of a quality and valued service.
• Communicating and influencing: Communicates and negotiates effectively with a range of stakeholders on complex matters that have future implications for the success of the organisation. 
• Alert to internal and external dynamics of the organisation. Incorporates wider political factors into influencing strategy

Delivering Results

• Making informed decisions: Identifies areas for development by reviewing current trends and data. Develops products, policy and strategy for the future. outputs/service and developing colleagues within the teams
• Organisation Delivery: Adopts a long-term view and plans resources accordingly. Develops local strategy in support of the Strategic Plan and develops resourcing models to underpin implementation
• Adaptability: Instigates and leads programmes of change, working in close collaboration with colleagues. Identifies resource implications of strategic developments and manages them accordingly

Focusing on the Future

• Entrepreneurship and Commercial Focus: Keeps up to date with the factors influencing the commercial context of the organisation and actively seeks out opportunities for income generation, commercialPage 3 of 9
• exploitation, and to ensure the organisation retains a competitive edge
• within the sector
• Creativity and Innovation: Develops and implements new concepts, models, approaches to practice and products that have a significant impact on the longer-term success of the organisation. Drives strategic thinking.
• Leading and Coaching: Takes responsibility for strategic developments sets standards and direction. Takes responsibility for developing talent and succession planning. Is a role model for others. Communication /Contacts

Internal Contacts

• The Managing Director for instructions and guidance. Other Heads of Departments
• With departmental support staff by allocating duties and responsibilities to them and supervising their work performance
• All employees of the Organisation

Job Specification
Academic/ professional Qualifications/ Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, strategic management or any other Business-Related Field from a recognized institution; Masters in the relevant field is an added advantage CPA (K), ACCA or relevant professional qualifications
• Membership with the relevant professional body and in good standing Seven (7) years relevant working experience with at least three (3) years in a Senior Management position
• Management course lasting four weeks is an added advantage

Ref:NZOWASCO/MD/9/2022/2

Communication /Contacts

• Internal Contacts
• The Managing Director for instructions and guidance. Board Audit Committee
• Other Heads of Departments
• With departmental support staff by allocating duties and responsibilities to them and supervising their work performance

Job Specification
Academic/ Professional Qualifications/ Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance, Economics or business related field or relevant degree from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in a business related field will be an added advantage
• CPA (K), ACCA, or equivalent. A registered member of relevant professional body and in good standing
• Management course lasting at least 4 weeks will be an added advantage
• Seven (7) years relevant working experience with at least three (3) years in a Senior Management position/managerial experience 

Ref:NZOWASCO/MD/9/2022/3

Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Working with Others:

• Team working: Contributes to team development, seeking and testing improvements to the team’s outputs/service. 
• Customer Focus: Works to identify customer needs. Seeks feedback and develops
• service delivery accordingly. Influences and develops ideas to enhance customer satisfaction. 
• Communicating and influencing: Communicates information effectively to a wide
• range of diverse stakeholders, influencing events. 

Delivering Results

• Making informed decisions: Uses analyses, reports and data to test the validity of options and assess risk before taking decisions. Ensures optimum decisions are taken. 
• Organisation Delivery: Plans time taking account of organisational priorities and other colleagues’ work roles to achieve results. (c) Adaptability: Responds positively to change, supporting others in managing transition and being flexible in approaches to job role. Is aware of own strengths and areas for development. Seeks feedback on own work. 2) Focusing on the Future
• Entrepreneurship and Commercial Focus: Understands the financial context and budgets for expenditure and plans income accordingly. (b) Creativity and Innovation: Seeks out, reviews and implements new ways of working to improve delivery of service
• Leading and Coaching: Builds a productive team environment. Delegates appropriate tasks and supports colleagues to deliver better results. Develops and coaches individuals to improve their skills. 

Takes responsibility for the team and manages performance. Communication /Contacts Internal Contacts

1. Head of Finance and accounting
2. Other Heads of Departments With departmental support staff by allocating duties and responsibilities to them and supervising their work performance
3. Other employees as appropriate

Job Specification
Academic/ professional Qualifications/ Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent qualifications CPA (K)/ACCA or equivalent qualifications
• A registered member of ICPAK and in good standing Computer literate
• Five (5) years relevant working experience two of which should have been in a supervisory role

Ref:NZOWASCO/BOD/9/2022/1

The Board of NZOWASCO has vacancies for representatives of the following stakeholders;

• One (1) Director from Bungoma County nominated by a body of professionalsrepresenting accountants, Auditors, supply chain, public secretaries, engineers, lawyers, doctors, human resource, surveyors, training institutes, arbitrators, among
• others. 
• One (1) Director from Trans- Nzoia County representing different resident organizations as stakeholders of the Company. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible all the persons appointed to the Board shall:

• have a minimum of a Bachelors degree from a recognized university in any of the following backgrounds:
• Accounting / Finance, Registered Engineer, Human Resource degree and practitioner, Practising Advocate of the High Court, Business systems/ Management systems Degree, IT practitioner degree or equivalent. 
• Must be in good standing with representative organization/institution or professional body.
• Must have a minimum of seven years working experience in the core profession of the person.
• Meets the Fit and Proper test criteria from WASREB available at www.nzoiawater.or.ke.
• Must have attended Corporate Governance Training in a recognized institution. 
• Must not be a supplier or other trading associates of the company. 

NOTE:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons resident within the service area of the company, meet the eligibility criteria and wish to be considered for the
position of an independent board member in the company. Successful candidates will be required to meet leadership and integrity criteria set under Chapter Six of the Constitution, 2010 i.e Clearance certificate from HELB, DCI, KRA, EACC and CRB