Senior Ports & Shipping Services Officer Jobs at Kenya Maritime Authority

KMA/SPSSO/9/25/2

SENIOR PORTS AND SHIPPING SERVICES OFFICER - 3 POSTS
Directorate: Maritime Trade and Development
Grade: KMAG 5
Terms of Service: Pensionable, medical cover
Remuneration (kshs.): Basic Salary: Basic Salary: 89,000.00 to 205,500.00,
House Allowance: 25,000.00, Commuter Allowance: 16,000.00
Job Purpose: The Maritime ports and shipping services officers are responsible
for coordinating the setup of the industry efficiency monitoring framework for
maritime transport services and regulation of commercial maritime services. They
are also responsible for coordinating and implementing strategies towards orderly
development of an efficient and effective framework for provision of optimal
commercial maritime services. They are also responsible for adminstering
programs towards the development of the maritime cluster.

Job Description
Duties and responsibilities
i. Monitoring of industry performance standards;
ii. Undertaking statistical analysis on industry performance standards, maritime
transport costs and other related commercial maritime activities;
iii. Determining and implementing the use of appropriate statistical software in
the computation, manipulation and analysis of data on commercial maritime
services;
iv. Coordinating the publication of statistical reports on freight and other related
maritime transport costs, and service standards of maritime transport
services;
v. Assisting in conducting/coordinating shippers’ awareness workshops on
international trade Facilitation/INCOTERMS;
vi. Writing reports during trade facilitation workshops;
vii. Assist in monitoring and evaluation relating to the implementation of
Mombasa Port Community Charter and Memorandum of cooperation;
viii. Collecting progress implementation reports from the port community players;
ix. Assist in compilation of data for Mombasa Port Community Charter and
Memorandum of cooperation;
x. Assist in writing quarterly, mid-term and annual reports related to Mombasa
Port Community Charter and Memorandum of cooperation;
xi. Assist in organizing meetings of the Mombasa Port Community Charter and
Memorandum of cooperation;
xii. Carry out mining and analysis of data on standards of maritime transport
services;
xiii. Assist in coordinating implementation of FAL Convention;
xiv. Assisting in coordination of the development of maritime cluster;
xv. Assisting in collaboration with other institutions to implement programmes on
development of maritime cluster
xvi. Assisting in conducting publicity campaigns to promote investments on
maritime cluster.
xvii. Develop and maintain a database on investments in the maritime cluster
(including related to maritime services, coastal shipping, inland waterways,
multimodal transport and natural resources);
xviii. Assisting in organizing workshops, seminars and conferences to sensitize
relevant stakeholders on the development of maritime cluster;

Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, an officer must: -
i. Bachelor’s degree in Maritime Studies, Port Management, Shipping, Transport
Economics, logistics, Business Management/Administration or any other
relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
ii. Proficiency in Computer Applications;