It is a constitutional Service Commission established under Article 233 of the Constitution.
It is composed of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and seven members.
- Establishment and abolition of offices in the public service
- Appointments
- Disciplinary control
- Promotion of values and principles
- Compliance audit
- Efficiency and effectiveness of the public service
- Development of human resources in the public service
- Conditions of service, code of conduct and qualification of officers
- Reports to the President and Parliament
- County appeals
- Following change of strategy by government or the MDA;
- When the mandate for which the office was set up is fulfilled; it is obsolete/redundant;
- Upon repeal of the establishing laws;
- Upon re-organization of office\
- Following technological changes;
- Where there are duplications/overlaps/mergers
Career progression guidelines are Schemes of Service. It provides a linkage between an officer’s performance and career advancement, and adopts a new Job Classification based on complexity of roles and qualifications and competencies required to undertake work at the different levels. Career Progression Guidelines will facilitate:-
- Evaluation of work effectiveness;
- Simplification of job classification;
- Reflection of labour market realities;
- Reflection of labour market realities;
- Alignment of work to performance management and pay policy initiatives;
- Career development as well as upward and horizontal mobility; and
- Mechanism for monitoring and evaluating career progression
- The Commission places advertisements:
- The Commission’s Website – www.publicservice.go.ke
- The Commissions Portal - www.psckjobs.go.ke
- The Mainstream print media
- he Commission Notice Board
- The Government Website – www.gov.go.ke
- By filing the prescribed on-line PSC.2 (Revised 2016) application form through the Commission website: www.publicservice.go.ke or through the Commission’s Job Portal www.psckjobs.go.ke
- By filling the prescribed manual PSC. 2 (Revised 2016) Application Form downloadable through the Commission’s Website.
Once jobs are advertised they are posted on our jobs portal and Website www.psckjobs.go.ke, www.publicservice.go.ke
Register by clicking on register link and provide the relevant details.
Go to the long in page and log in using your User Name, ID Number and Password as provided.
Click on the Apply Link and fill the prescribed PSC Application form.
Fill all the Information and click on ‘Submit’ button to submit your application.
Yes, the online Recruitment and Selection System allows applications to amend/revisit their application(s) at any time BEFORE the advert closure date. Note: If you have filled the form correctly, you will see a message allocating a folio number on your screen informing you that you have successfully submitted your application.
- Through the Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 30095-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
- Through Courier Services
- By Hand delivery to the Commission House, Harambee Avenue.
All applications both online and manual go to the same repository/database. The only difference is that online applications are entered by the applicants themselves while the manual applications are entered/captured into the system by Commission Staff.
All applications are processed in the same manner. However applicants are encouraged to apply for job advertised by the Public Service Commission online to facilitate faster processing.
The selection process entails a criteria derived from the job advert requirements as well as constitutional requirements. Shortlisted candidates are invited for oral interviews which are competency based. All posts will have at least one formal interview, the panel consists of PSC Commissioners with technical Human Resource representative as appropriate. The Authorized Officer of the recruiting Ministry/State Department is notified of the Successful candidates by the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission once the Commission has made a decision on the appointments.