Job Description
LABORATORY ANALYST – NINE (9) POSTS – V/NO 110/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 39,700 p.m - Ksh 52,960 p.m. (CSG 10)
House Allowance: Ksh 8,133 p.m. - Ksh 16,500 p.m
Commuter Allowance: Ksh 5,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any of the
following fields; Laboratory Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory
Technology, Biotechnology, Applied Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical/Applied Chemistry,
Microbiology, Food Science and Technology in any of the following fields;(Analytical
Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Biology Civil Engineering, Civil) from a university
recognized in Kenya.
Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will be on
job training and will work under the guidance of a senior and more experienced officer.
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) receiving, recording, packaging, dispatching, analyzing and preserving samples;
(ii) preparing media, stains and dyes; maintaining biological cultures;
(iii) caring for laboratory animals undertaking disease surveillance activities;
(iv) performing vaccine, animal products and by products quality assurance tests;
(v) calibrating laboratory equipment; and
(vi) standardizing laboratory procedures and writing reports.