KEBS Market Surveillance Director Jobs in Kenya
KEBS Market Surveillance Director Jobs in Kenya
Our client, Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is a statutory organization of the Government of Kenya established by the Standards Act, Cap 496 of the laws of Kenya in July 1974.
The mandate of KEBS is to provide Standardization, Metrology and Conformity Assessment services through promotion of standardization in commerce and industry, provision of testing and calibration facilities, control of the use of standardization marks, undertaking educational work in standardization, facilitation of the implementation and practical application of standards and maintenance and dissemination of the International System of Units (SI) of measurements.
In order to enhance institutional capacity to deliver strategy, KEBS is seeking to recruit exceptional leaders with high degree of integrity and innovation and ability to drive results to fill the following position:
Director, Market Surveillance
Ref. KEBS/DMS/01/2019
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the successful candidate will lead monitoring and evaluation of quality and compliance level of locally manufactured and imported products in the Kenyan market to ensure that they meet relevant approved Kenya / International Standards and codes of practices.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure health and safety of Kenyans, protect the environment and promote fair trade;
Ensure prompt response and action to consumer complaints and appeals to enhance customer satisfaction levels; and
Liaise with other stakeholders in the fight against substandard and counterfeit products.
Person Specifications
Be holder of a Bachelor and Master’s degree in a Science or related field from a recognized University;
Have not less than twelve (12) years of relevant work experience of which eight (8) years’ should have been spent in a senior managerial position; and
Possess a Strategic Leadership Development Certification or equivalent from a recognised institution.
Chapter Six Requirements
Candidates will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter
Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 including:
Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations:
Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board;
Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority;
Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission; and
Report from an Approved Credit Reference Bureau.
How to Apply
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for any of the roles above, please submit your application including copies of your academic and professional certificates, testimonials and your curriculum vitae, including among other details your current position, current remuneration, email and telephone contacts of three (3) referees familiar with your qualifications and work experience.
Log onto our e-recruitment platform for full details about this position and information on how to apply.
Email or hard copy applications will not be accepted.
Only those applications submitted through the e-recruitment portal will be considered.
To be considered, your application must be received by not later than 15th February 2019 addressed to:
The Director,
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place
KEBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and committed to diversity and gender equality.
Canvasing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more information and job application details, see; KEBS Market Surveillance Director Jobs in Kenya
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