- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification Diploma , KCSE
- Experience
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field Administration / Secretarial
Assistant Office Administrator at Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
Assistant Office Administrator
Monthly Remuneration:
Basic Salary: Kshs. 46,500 – Kshs. 70,500
House Allowance: Kshs. 8,000
Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 8,000
Terms of Employment: Permanent and Pensionable
Job Purpose:
- Reporting to the Manager, Administration, the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the assigned office.
Key responsibilities
- Typing letters and memos;
- Taking oral dictation;
- Managing e-office;
- Ensuring security of office equipment and records including classified materials;
- Operating office equipment;
- Attending to visitors/clients;
- Maintaining office diary;
- Handling enquiries;
- Maintaining schedules of meetings;
- Preparing responses to routine correspondence;
- Maintaining proper record keeping of correspondence and file movement;
- Ensuring security, and confidentiality of information;
- Managing office protocol and etiquette;
- Handling telephone calls and appointments;
- Undertaking any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements for Appointment
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, mean grade C- (minus);
- Diploma in Secretarial Studies from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC);
OR
- Business Education Single and Group Certificates (BES & GC) from the Kenya
- National Examinations Council in the following subjects:
- Typewriting III (50 w.p.m) Computerized Document Processing III;
- Shorthand III (110 w.p.m);
- Business English III/Communication II;
- Office Practice II;
- Secretarial Duties II;
- Commerce II;
- Office Management III/Office Administration and Management III;
- Proficiency in computer applications
Method of Application
Instructions to Applicants:
- Applicants should fill and submit an online Employment Application form Ref. KNBS/F/93/29: KNBS Open Advert Employment Application Form
- You are also required to upload a Cover letter, National Identity card/Passport copy, Curriculum Vitae, Certified Copies of academic, Professional and other relevant certificates, Transcripts and all other testimonials as one single document in pdf format.
- Applications must be received not later than 27th January 2026
Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on docs.google.com to apply

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