PSC Announces Coveted Fellowship Vacancies For Youthful Kenyans, Shares Simple Steps To Apply

• The Public Service Commission (PSC) announced vacancies for its third cohort of the Public Service Emerging Leaders Fellowship (PSELF)
• PSC wants to recruit 80 youthful Kenyans aged between 18 and 35 for the one-year programme
• Interested Kenyans are expected to write an essay explaining why they should be selected for the programme

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced vacancies in its yearly Public Service Emerging Leaders Fellowship (PSELF).

In an advertisement on Tuesday, December 5, PSC said it was seeking to recruit 80 young Kenyans for the one-year-long programme.

PSC, in collaboration with Emerging Public Leaders, USA and Emerging Leaders Foundation-Africa, will fully fund the programme.

According to PSC, the programme intends to transform young public officers into effective leaders.

"The programme aims to transform young public officers to be effective leaders through a variety of approaches including residential training, experiential learning, coaching, mentorship, job shadowing, conferences and assignments, among others. The Public Service Commission and its collaborating partners will cater for all the expenses related to this programme," PSC said.

How to apply for the fellowship

Those interested in the opportunity must have served as a full-time employee of the government, serving in any state department for less than three (3) years on permanent and pensionable terms, and be aged between 18 and 35 years.

Prospective candidates are expected to make applications online before January 10, 2024, and need to write an essay explaining why they should be considered for the fellowship.

"Applicants will be required to submit a five hundred (500) word essay on why they consider themselves a suitable candidate for the programme. Interested and qualified candidates are requested to make their applications ONLINE through the Commission’s job portal www.publicservice.go.ke or www.psckjobs.go.ke by 10th January, 2024," PSC stated.

When is the deadline for 186 ODPP jobs?

Elsewhere, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) announced various vacancies as a way of strengthening the office's prosecutorial role.

DPP Renson Ingonga, on Tuesday, December 5, said the 186 vacancies are meant to promote the purpose and object of his office.

"Pursuant to Section 13 (2) of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act No. z of 2013, the Office shall have power to appoint, control and supervise its staff in a manner and for such purposes as may be necessary for the promotion of the purpose and the object for which the Office is established. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the under listed vacancies," Ingonga said.