Cadet- Chaplains

The National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964. It was restructured by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2014 into a premier agency through which Government executes an elaborate and comprehensive youth empowerment master plan known as The 5-Point …

Catholic Chaplain – 3 Posts

General Requirements:

• Be a Kenyan citizen;

• Be in possession of a valid Kenyan National Identity Card (ID) and KRA PIN Certificate;

• Be between 27-36 years;

• Have no criminal record;

• Candidates must be medically fit,

• Qualified Cadets MUST undergo NYS Paramilitary training for nine (9) months at NYS Training College

• Meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.

Minimum Academic and Professional Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Be in possession of Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Sacred Theology, Christian Philosophy, Pastoral Theology. Theology. Theology and Bible, Divinity, Islamic, Arabic Studies (Jaami’iyah) or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

• Serving Senior Catechist/Anglican, a Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church with three (3) years’ work experience;

• A Certificate of Ordination;

• A Practicing License by the Government;

• A letter of recommendation from the Head of Church/Mosque where the Church/Mosque must be under the umbrella of any of the following bodies: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB): National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK); Evangelical Fellowship of Churches in Kenya (EFCK): East/West Africa Union of Seventh Day Adventist (EAU/WAU); and Supreme Council of Kenya Muslim (SUPKEM):

• Proficiency in computer applications.

Seventh Day Adventist Chaplain – 2 Posts

General Requirements:

• Be a Kenyan citizen;

• Be in possession of a valid Kenyan National Identity Card (ID) and KRA PIN Certificate;

• Be between 27-36 years;

• Have no criminal record;

• Candidates must be medically fit,

• Qualified Cadets MUST undergo NYS Paramilitary training for nine (9) months at NYS Training College

• Meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.

Minimum Academic and Professional Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Be in possession of Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Sacred Theology, Christian Philosophy, Pastoral Theology. Theology. Theology and Bible, Divinity, Islamic, Arabic Studies (Jaami’iyah) or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

• Serving Senior Catechist/Anglican, a Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church with three (3) years’ work experience;

• A Certificate of Ordination;

• A Practicing License by the Government;

• A letter of recommendation from the Head of Church/Mosque where the Church/Mosque must be under the umbrella of any of the following bodies: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB): National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK); Evangelical Fellowship of Churches in Kenya (EFCK): East/West Africa Union of Seventh Day Adventist (EAU/WAU); and Supreme Council of Kenya Muslim (SUPKEM):

• Proficiency in computer applications.

Maalim – 2 Posts

General Requirements:

• Be a Kenyan citizen;

• Be in possession of a valid Kenyan National Identity Card (ID) and KRA PIN Certificate;

• Be between 27-36 years;