Managing Director Jobs at Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)

Job Title: Managing Director

Job Ref: CEO-KEBS/09/2013

Employer: Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Application Deadline: 11th Oct 2013

The Organization

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is the National Body established under the Standards Act, Cap 496 of the Laws of Kenya.

KEBS mandate is to safeguard the reputation of Kenya’s products and services as well as the imports brought into the country by ensuring the quality of these products.

KEBS vision to be a global leader in standards based solutions that deliver quality and confidence.

In order to ensure that KEBS delivers on its mandate, we now seek to recruit a high caliber, results oriented and self driven professional who will provide leadership and strategic direction in the capacity of Managing Director.

The Role

• Reporting to the National Standards Council, The Managing Director will bear the ultimate responsibility of safeguarding the reputation of Kenya’s products and services as well as the quality of imports brought into the country.

• S/he will be responsible for directing and managing KEBS projects, activities, staff and resources in order to deliver the organization’s strategic plan and to meet the country’s standardization and the National Quality Infrastructure.

• S/he will foster a culture of quality and performance that promotes standards of ethical practices, good corporate citizenship as well as health.

• S/he will also inculcate a result-based management culture to improve performance and accountability of staff and senior management in the organization.

Personal Profile

• Must be a Kenyan citizen with high Ethical standards, integrity and professionalism and should meet chapter six (6) of the Kenyan Constitution.
• The ideal candidate must be a holder of Bachelor degree from a recognized university in the fields of Management, Social Sciences, Business or Public Administration, Engineering or other related fields. A master’s degree of any of the above fields will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 10 years professional experience in a senior role in a multi faceted organization.
• Must be visionary, transformative and with a global perspective
• Must have proven excellent leadership skills in strategy formulation and execution
• Should have experience and capacity to mobilize resources for project implementation
• Must demonstrate knowledge in negotiations, influencing skills and industry knowledge
• Clear knowledge of vision 2030 and ability to align the same to the organization’s mission and vision
• Should be knowledgeable on Kenyan Legal and regulatory framework.

The Offer

This is a challenging and extremely exciting role that provides the qualifying candidate the opportunity to make a marked difference in the realization of Kenya development aspirations.

The National Standards Council is prepared to offer an attractive salary and benefit package commensurate with the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience and demonstrated character.

The detailed job profile and reference number can be accessed in www.kebs.org.

How to Apply;

Candidates who meet the above criteria are advised to submit their application letter, detailed curriculum vitae and any other testimonials:-

Applications should be emailed to info@kebs.org and hard copies delivered to the office

The Chairman
National Standards Council
Kenya Bureau of Standards
P.O Box 54974-00200
Nairobi

Candidates should also provide the following information:

    Current Remuneration and benefits
    Clearance certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
    Tax compliance certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
    Certificate of Good Conduct from Criminal investigation Department
    Clearance certificate from Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission

Kenya Bureau of standards reserves the right to verify the documentation submitted by the candidates.

The successful candidate will be offered a three (3) years contract, renewable for further one term on successful appraisal.

KEBS is an equal opportunity employer.

Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.