Welcome to the KENET Recruitment Portal

Kenya Education Network (KENET) (http://www.kenet.or.ke) is a not-for-profit membership organization. The members include universities, tertiary colleges, research institutes, teaching hospitals and other affiliated institutions. It is incorporated as a Trust and licensed by Communications Authority of Kenya as a Tier-2 Network Facilities Operator.

KENET provides broadband Internet connectivity services and cloud-based digital enterprise and academic services to member institutions. It also provides specialized research and education services such as trust and identity services, eduroam, and research cloud services and academic CERT services.

KENET’s strategic priorities in the period 2022-2027 include expansion of the resilient national dedicated digital infrastructure for connecting tertiary colleges, schools, and teaching hospitals and research institutes; supporting the digital transformation and digital inclusion strategies of member institutions; and promoting the adoption of open science practices and compute-intensive research.

KENET therefore seeks to fill the following positions:

1. Graduate Trainee – Network Engineer (3 Positions)

Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of areas of electronic engineering, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering or equivalent degree and be registrable with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and have demonstrated proficiency in one or more computer programming languages and interest in network administration. The candidates must be ready to work for end-user and in member campus network administration support roles

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2. Graduate Trainee – Graduate Systems Engineer/Administrator (1 Position)

Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of electronic engineering, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering, computer science, information systems or equivalent degree programs with demonstrated proficiency in one or more computer programming languages and interest in network or system administration particularly on cloud platforms.

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3. Graduate Trainee – Instructional Designer (1 Position)

Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of Education, Instructional Design, or related fields with demonstrated proficiency in basic instructional design models and e-learning tools, strong communication and analytical skills, who will assist senior designers in developing learning materials, conducting needs analysis, creating digital content, maintaining LMS systems, and collaborating with subject matter experts to design effective training programs.

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4. Graduate Trainee – Communication/Journalism (1 Position)

Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of thus advert from a recognized university with demonstrable excellent oral and written communication skills and interest in science, technology and innovation communication or journalism.

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Interested and qualified persons should visit the KENET recruitment portal for submission of their application. Please refer to the job application guidelines provided here .

Applications should be submitted not later than March 28, 2025. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted to attend the interview at KENET.

KENET is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity. Female candidates as well as candidates from marginalized or semi-arid areas are encouraged to apply.

A competitive remuneration package commensurate with the position shall be offered to the successful candidates.

All candidates must have demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, high ethical and moral standards and capable of working in teams with limited supervision.

“The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of their personal data provided herein (Refer to KENET data consent form in the online job Application portal) for purposes of completing this application process. Further, the participant understands that KENET may continue to hold the provided personal information about the Participant in their database, whether the participant shall be successful in this application process or not and such information may be used for any future opportunity that may match the skills of the participant’.

NB: The participant ”has the right to withdraw their consent provided above by writing to [email protected] at any time and once they have withdrawn their consent, KENET shall cease any further processing of their provided personal data”.

NOTE: Applications submitted in hard copy format will not be considered

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