Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 04 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
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Senior Records Management Officer
Job Purpose
• Responsible for maintaining records in the Authority

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
• Supervise implementation of electronic records management system in collaboration with ICT department
• Implement policies, strategies, guidelines, plans, standards and procedures that impact on records management while ensuring compliance to applicable laws and circulars;
• Maintain and update records in the Authority;
• Monitor compliance with legislations that impact on records management;
• Prepare records and documents disposal schedule in liaison with relevant government agencies;
• Maintain file movement records;
• Sensitize staff on records management;
• Implement disaster preparedness, management and recovery program;
• Consolidate data for developing reports in records management division;
• Supervise implementation quality assurance standards in records management;
• Coach, mentor, supervise staff under their purview;
• Develop and implement Individual annual work plan; and
• Implement risk mitigation measures
Job Dimensions:
I. Financial Responsibility
• Draft budgets;
II. Responsibility for Physical Assets
• Responsible for Office equipment, furniture and records
III. Decision Making / Job Influence
• Operational decisions
IV. Working Conditions
• Predominantly in an office setting with occasional field travel.
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Information Science; Records Management, Library Science, Archives and Records Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable
• Supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution
Previous relevant work experience required.
• Served in the grade of Records Management Officer I for a minimum period of three (3) years at IPOA job grade 8 or Six (6) years in a comparable and relevant position in the public or private sector

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
Functional Skills:
• Organization and Planning Skills
• Dispute Resolution Skills
• Decision Making Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
• Transparency and accountability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Team player
• Creativity and innovation
• Emotional intelligence
• Resilience
• Independence "

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
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Method of application
Upon granting an offer of employment, the successful candidate MUST present and satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by providing copies of the following documents;
• A valid tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA);
• A valid Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI);
• A valid Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB);
• A valid Clearance Certificate from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) (Must provide certificate or report); and
• A Valid Clearance form from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
IPOA is an equal opportunity employer and shall not in its recruitment discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ethnic origin, political affiliation, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability, health or social status. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. IPOA does not engage any recruitment agencies and no medical examination is required before one attends an interview. IPOA does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, shortlisting or interview).
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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