Senior Ports & Shipping Services Officer Job KMA

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The Kenya Maritime Authority is a State Corporation whose mandate is to regulate, coordinate, and oversee maritime affairs, as guided by the Kenya Maritime Authority Act, 2006, the Merchant Shipping Act, 2009, and relevant maritime international conventions

The Authority is seeking to recruit highly competent, proactive and self-driven individuals to fill the following vacant position

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring of industry performance standards
• Undertaking statistical analysis on industry performance standards, maritime transport costs and other related commercial maritime activities
• Determining and implementing the use of appropriate statistical software in the computation, manipulation and analysis of data on commercial maritime services;
• Coordinating the publication of statistical reports on freight and other related maritime transport costs, and service standards of maritime transport services;
• Assisting in conducting/coordinating shippers’ awareness workshops on international trade Facilitation/INCOTERMS;
• Writing reports during trade facilitation workshops;
• Assist in monitoring and evaluation relating to the implementation of Mombasa Port Community Charter and Memorandum of cooperation;
• Collecting progress implementation reports from the port community players;
• Assist in compilation of data for Mombasa Port Community Charter and Memorandum of cooperation;
• Assist in writing quarterly, mid-term and annual reports related to Mombasa Port Community Charter and Memorandum of cooperation;
• Assist in organizing meetings of the Mombasa Port Community Charter and Memorandum of cooperation;
• Carry out mining and analysis of data on standards of maritime transport services;
• Assist in coordinating implementation of FAL Convention;
• Assisting in coordination of the development of maritime cluster;
• Assisting in collaboration with other institutions to implement programmes on development of maritime cluster
• Assisting in conducting publicity campaigns to promote investments on maritime cluster.
• 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);
• Assisting in organizing workshops, seminars and conferences to sensitize relevant stakeholders on the development of maritime cluster;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Business Management
• Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration (Finance and Accounting option)
• Bachelor’s Degree Maritime Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree Port Management
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• Bachelor’s Degree Transport Economics
• Supervisory Course (at least 2 weeks)

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted with an application letter and a detailed curriculum vitae indicating academic qualifications, professional qualification, experience, membership in professional membership/licenses or bodies where applicable, valid email addresses, telephone contacts, copies of certificates, national ID, and other testimonials. These documents shall be uploaded as required in the online application section of the system.
Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) is an equal opportunity employer; therefore, applicants of either gender, youth, persons living with disabilities, and those from marginalized areas are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should ensure that their applications are received on or before 1700 hours on Monday, 11th May, 2026.

Application letters for the positions in Job Grade 5 to Job Grade 10 MUST be addressed to:

The Director General,
Kenya Maritime Authority,
KMA Towers along Mbaraki Road (next to the Little Theatre)
P.O. Box 95076 – 80104,
MOMBASA.

and MUST be submitted online through the link provided at the website: https://recruitment.kma.go.ke:6443/ and as per the instructions therein.

NOTE:

• Strictly NO HARDCOPY or EMAIL application documents will be received.
• Canvassing in any form or failure to upload any of the stipulated documents will lead to automatic disqualification.
• Successful candidates will be required to submit valid compliance certificates from the Kenya Revenue Authority, a registered Credit Reference Bureau, the Higher Education Loans Board and a certificate of good conduct
• from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.