Senior Principal Officer, Fingerprints at National Social Security Fund

National Social Security Fund

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Experience Required:7 Years
Total Positions:1
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Government
Minimum Education: Degree
Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Posted on: November 21, 2023
Last Date: December 11, 2023

Job Description

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Reporting to the Assistant Manager, fingerprints he/she will be responsible for
ensuring prompt and positive Identification of members/beneficiaries to initiate Benefit
processing and payment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensure that posthumous identification of un-identified persons without record in the
National Registrations Bureau is done as requested by the Police;
• Ensure proper documentation for the processing of benefits has been done;
Identifying and referring multiple claims to Benefits Records Unit for amalgamation;
• Establish and refer cases of multiple registrations to the Transit & Allocation Unit for
fund transfer to the effective member number or suppression of ineffective numbers;
• Establish and refer survivor benefit claims and invalid benefit claims to the Benefits
Officer and the Benefits Authorization officer respectively;
• Establish and refer age/withdrawal/emigration benefit claims to the registration of
employers’/employees’ section for further processing;
• Ensure that incomplete application claims are returned to the field offices for
completeness;
• Ensure that customer enquiries and complaints are attended to;
• Authenticate certificates of member registration records with missing details; and
• Amend fund member particulars for conformity to registration details in the database.

JOB REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Science or related field from a recognized institution;
• Masters Degree in Forensic Science or related field from a recognized institution is an
added advantage;
• Fingerprints analysis and examination training papers A, B and C;
• At least seven (7) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should be in a supervisory
position;
• Member to relevant and accredited professional body and in good standing.