Immigration Officers Recruitment in Kenya

Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government

Vacancies

Vision: To be an excellent agency in the provision and promotion of a secure, cohesive and crime free society for Kenya’s prosperity.

Mission: To promote the provision of security and safety, maintain a comprehensive national population database, enhance nationhood, facilitate administration of justice, provide correctional services and coordinate national government functions for socio-economic and political development in Kenya.

Applications are invited from qualified candidates to fill the following vacant posts in the Department of Immigration. 

Immigration Officer II

Two Hundred (200) Posts

V/NO. 001/2014

Basic salary: Kshs.24,662 - Kshs.29,918 p.m.

(Job Group "J")

Allowances

House Allowance: Kshs.6,000/- p.m. if working in Nairobi but varies if deployed in other stations.

Commuter Allowance: at the rate of Kshs.4,000/- p.m. and;

Leave Allowance: KShs.4,000/- p.a.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Served in the Civil Service at a position graded at Job Group 'J', Job Group 'H', or Job Group 'G';
• A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Public Administration, Sociology, Information Technology, Economics, Business Administration, Anthropology, Public Policy and Administration, International Relations, Government/political Science, Criminology, History, Education, linguistics, Communication Studies, human Resource Management and Psychology from a University recognized in Kenya; and
• A Certificate in Computer application from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior and experienced officer. 

Duties and responsibilities include:-

• Receiving, verifying and recording applications for processing of passports, permits, residence certificates, alien certificates, visa, visitor’s passes citizenship and Conventional Travel Document (CTD) for refugees and any other travel document;
• Receiving applications and determining eligibility for entry into and exit out of Kenya;
• Profiling persons entering or leaving border points;
• Capturing and entering data;
• Undertaking border patrols to control entry of illegal immigrants;
• Gathering basic information for investigations of immigration related offences; and
• Attending to simple complaints and inquiries on immigration issues.

How to Apply

Eligible candidates are requested to fill and submit PSC 2 forms (Revised 2007) which are available in PSC Website www.publicservice.go.ke or www.psckjobs.go.ke together with certified copies of certificates to the Principal Secretary / Interior, Nyayo House, Fourth (4th) Floor Southern Wing, on or before 3rd July, 2014.

The Applications may also be mailed to:

The Principal Secretary/Interior,
Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government,
Nyayo House,
P.O. BOX 30395-00100
Nairobi.

NB: Canvassing for these posts will automatically lead to disqualification.

E. Mutea Iringo, CBS
Principal Secretary/Interior