Kenya Power invites applications for two senior manager positions

Electricity distributor Kenya Power has invited applications to fill two vacant senior managerial positions in the company.

The utility has opened applications for the manager in charge of enterprise risk at its Central office. The manager will be reporting to the general manager in charge of business strategy.

Kenya Power has also invited applicants to apply to fill the role of manager in charge of insurance services at its Central office. The manager will report to the general manager in charge of finance.

Kenya Power is seeking to recruit results driven and highly motivated individuals to fill the following exciting and challenging position of manager, insurance services.

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The company’s move to hire new managers come at a time when it is under the spotlight due to many of its senior managerial positions held by individuals serving in acting capacities.

The trend has been at the company for a while now. When its then Managing Director Bernard Ngugi exited in a huff in August 2021, it took the utility nearly two years to appoint Dr Joseph Siror as his successor in May 2023.

In between, Rosemary Oduor, who is currently serving as the general manager in charge of commercial services, and Geoffery Muli both served in acting capacities at the helm of the company.

Kenya Power is also hiring a customer experience officer IV to do graphic design. The successful applicant will be reporting to the manager in charge of customer experience.

This also comes at a time when the company has revealed that it has a staffing deficit of 2,981 workers which it plans to fill by accelerating employment. The announcement will be good news to Kenyans who harbor dreams of working at the company, which is one of Kenya’s largest employers.

Kenya Power employed 846 new workers in the financial year to June 2024. But these have not been enough to fill its staffing deficit.

However, the hiring is coming with an additional financial burden to the company. Kenya Power’s employee costs hit a record Ksh19.89 billion during the year, up from Ksh16.04 billion in the previous year. This includes salaries and wages, allowances, contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and pension.

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