Office Assistant III

ABOUT THE COMPANY Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a State Corporation in the ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Corporatives established by the Agriculture and Food Authority Act No 13 of 2013 to operationalize the Crops Act No 16 of 2013. The Act consolidates the laws on regulation and promotion of agriculture and makes provision for the respective roles of national and county governments according to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya. The role of the Authority is to Regulate, Develop and Promote Scheduled Crops value chains for increased economic growth in Kenya.

AFA is a product of Agriculture Sector Reforms which commenced in 2003 with the formulation of the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS) and the Strategy for the Revitalization of Agriculture (SRA).The reforms focused on improving efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery through the review of the legal and regulatory framework in the agriculture Sector. JOB SUMMARY Person SpecificationsFor appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D (Plain) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; andProficiency in computer application RESPONSIBILITIES Maintaining cleanliness of the kitchen, equipment and utensils;Carrying out office errands including dispatch/ collection of letters/ files, mail delivery, postage and maintaining dispatch and delivery register;Operating basic office equipment including photocopying and document binding;Requisitioning office consumables, preparing and serving office beverages;Organizing office equipment and furniture; andLocking and opening office premises. REQUIRED SKILLS Answering telephones and call management, Office reception, Office administration, management, Document and archive management REQUIRED EDUCATION High, secondary school