Principal Scholarship Administrator

27 October 2021

AGENCY FOR NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

is looking for a candidate to fill in the position of:

Principal Scholarship Administrator -                                             SB7-SB9

Main Purpose

Participate in all duties pertaining to performance scholarship administration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the quarterly and annual reports on the performance of the section
• Monitor the expenses incurred for tertiary training budget and advise the director
• Oversee the processing of applications for GOS and foreign funded scholarships;
• Lead the scholarship selection process
• Lead the review of training administration procedures periodically
• Coordinates tertiary training budget in collaboration with finance section 
• Advise on policy issues related to scholarship administration
• Formulate reports in topical issues relating to scholarship administration
• Participate I Career Education Programmes organised by the Ministry of Education
• Participate in career education programmes organised by the Ministry of Education
• Participate in labour and HRD activities organised by the Ministry for Labour and Human Resource Development
• Conduct appraisal review for staff of the section;
• Assist with capacity Building programmes
• Formulate the annual training plan;
• Lead the recovery of debts
• Oversee the day to day management of the section
• Represent the section in appropriate forum
• Oversee relevant studies commissioned by the Agency
• Any other assign duties

Qualification:

• Bachelor Degree in Human Resource Management/Business Management/Administration or relevant field plus five years’ work experience
• Diploma in Human Resource Management/Management/Business Management/Business studies/relevant field plus three years’ relevant work experience

Skills:

• The ability to encourage and motivate people and to ensure teamwork to produce services that are satisfactory to all relevant parties in the Agency.
• Possess analytical, critical, Leadership skills and Management skills.
• Organisational, planning and time management skills
• Ability to devise a training strategy for the Section staff for efficient service delivery
• Effective communication, negotiation and presentation skills
• Report writing and record keeping skills
• Ability to manage budget
• Computer literate

Accountability:

• The job holder is to ensure that training cost are properly calculated which in the event of a mistake could result in significant losses to the government
• Freedom to act according to the procedure manual

Interested candidates should call on 2812986 for collection of application form which should be posted to P.O Box 407 after completion, along with an updated CV, 1 passport-sized photograph, copies of references and copies of certificates.

Closing date: Friday 05 November 2021