Office Assistant At Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade)

The Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) is a State Corporation under the National Treasury whose mandate is to implement, operationalize and manage the National Electronic Single Window System (NESWS) known as the Trade Facilitation Platform as well as trade facilitation.

To fulfil our mandate, we wish to engage suitably qualified candidates who also meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Kenya Constitution for the following positions;

Job Title: Office Assistant – KTNA 11 – 2 posts
Reports to: Administration Officer
Duty Station: Nairobi

Purpose for the Job

To perform diverse errands including mail delivery and maintaining office cleanliness also, includes preparing and serving tea to staff on time and ensuring that food or snacks orders are delivered on time during meetings

Duties and Responsibilities

i. Preparing and serving tea.
ii. Clearing and cleaning utensils.
iii. Ensuring beverages are distributed to the offices.
iv. Ensuring that visitors and meetings are served adequately.
v. Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen.
vi. Preparation of a shopping list for beverages.
vii. Ensuring that beverages are purchased on time.
viii. Custodian of kitchen equipment and their maintenance.
ix. Deliver mail parcels and cheques to various destinations.
x. Making telephone, electricity and water bill payments at the relevant offices.
xi. Making company cheque deposits at bank.
xii. Post office picking and dropping mail.
xiii. Making photocopies of office documents as required.

Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications and Experience

i. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C- (C minus).
ii. Meets the provisions of Chapter Six of the constitution.

Application Guidelines

1. Qualified and interested candidates are requested to submit their application letter, curriculum vitae (that contains details of qualifications, work experience, email and telephone contacts including names, telephone and email contacts of three (3) referees who must be familiar with the candidates’ previous work experience) and copies of all certificates & relevant testimonials.
2. Successful candidates shall be required to obtain and submit valid copies of the following documents before an offer is made.
   1. Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal investigations (CID)
   2. Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
   3. Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
   4. Clearance form from the Ethics & Anti-corruption Authority (EACC)
   5. Clearance certificate from a recognized Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
3. Visit: www.kentrade.go.ke
   From there, you will be directed to the e-recruitment portal where you can:
   1. Create a user account
   2. Create your profile – Edit your profile if you already have an account.
      The information on the profile is split into tabs that the user must fill out before submitting a job application which includes the following:
      1. Biodata – General information about the applicant
      2. Academic qualifications – attach certificates
      3. Professional qualifications – attach certificates
      4. Employment history – Record of previous employers
      5. Referees
      6. Attach aapplication letter, CV
      7. Input current and expected salary
      8. Submit application
      9. Click My Applications to check or confirm if your application has been successfully submitted.

All applications must be received not later than Monday May 05, 2025.

KenTrade values diversity therefore women and Persons with Disability (PWD) are strongly encouraged to apply.

APPLY ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE USING THIS LINK