NITA Kenya Salary Scale and Structure 2022

NITA Salary Scale and Structure is not rigid, but is subject to change from time to time. NITA stands for the National Industrial Training Authority, and the corporation came into existence in 2011 by the Industrial Training (Amendment) Act of 2011.

NITA is run by the Kenyan Government, and its purpose is to promote rapid industrialization by ensuring that there is an availability of skilled manpower in the country. NITA is the institution charged with ensuring the highest standards in the quality and efficiency of Industrial Training in Kenya. Therefore, it is largely responsible for the success of the industrial sector of the Kenyan economy.

NITA’s headquarters is located in Nairobi, but the institute also has other locations such as in Kisumu, Mombasa, and Athi River.

NITA Salary Scale And Structure

Administrative Assistant

Salary: Ksh 44,000 per month.

Description: This is a sensitive job; the person in this position will work closely with the admin, to arrange schedules, meetings, interviews and the general running of the branch.

Finance Associate

Salary: Ksh 21,000 per month

Description: Finance Associate will be in charge of the financial aspect of running of the NITA branch. This includes making small purchases, making small payments, and other expenses that may be incurred in the daily running of the location.

Office Administrator

Salary: Ksh 64,000 per month.

Description: Office Administrators in NITA are senior officers charged with the running of the institute. Office Administrators will therefore be part of the decision making processes of the branch, and will have to manage the other workers; being the low level employees at the office.

Public Relations Officer

Salary: Ksh 26,000 per month.

Public Relations Officers at the National Industrial Training Authority are charged with maintaining the public image of NITA. This will mean answering enquiries, directing said enquiries to the proper channels, and responding appropriately as directed.

Legal Services Manager

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

The Manager Legal Services will be in charge of handling all legal issues involving the National Industrial Training Authority; either at the branch level or at the national level.

NITA Corporate Communications Manager

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

Description: The Corporate Communications Manager at the National Industrial Training Authority is a sensitive position. It is listed as a Grade 3 position.

While the salary is not available; the person in this position will be part of the decision making process at the authority. Furthermore, this is one of the highest paying positions at NITA.

NITA Accounts Manager Job

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

Description: NITA Accounts Manager is listed as a Grade 3 Job. The Accounts Manager will report to the Director, which means this is an upper management job, and that the salary will be very adequate.

NITA HR & Administration Manager Job

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

Description: HR & Administration Manager position at the National Industrial Training Authority in Kenya is listed as a Grade 3 position. This is an important position; one that is vital to the success of the institute.

This job requires that one employ the proper people for each position, and also to ensure that you have the best performing staff for each position.

NITA Industrial Training Centre Manager Job

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

Description: Industrial Training Centre Manager at the National Industrial Training Authority in Kenya is listed as a Grade 3 position. The position is an important one; it is the job of the Manager Industrial Training Centre to manage the training affairs of the centre. Ideally, each Training Centre should have a manager, and he should be able to oversee all the training going on.

NITA Corporate Services Director Job

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

Description: The Corporate Services Director Job at the NITA is an important. This job will require one to be the face of NITA; and to carry out corporate activities for the Authority. This will include media and publicity work, including new protocols, announcements, and so on.

NITA Industrial Training & Skills Development Director Job

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

The Industrial Training & Skills Development Director position is an important; it is listed as a Grade 2 job. This job will require one to visit various training centres, and also to review and devise training methods, to ensure optimum effect.

Drivers Jobs

Salary: Ksh 80,000 per year

Description: Mobility is necessary at the National Industrial Training Authority. Drivers have the job of driving project vehicles, and taking staff from place to place. Their duties will also include driving staff to make purchases, and any other duty that will involve the use of vehicles.

Procurement Assistant Job

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

Description: Project Procurement Assistants at NITA have the responsibility of making purchases including purchases that will enable the daily smooth running of the training centres, and any other purchases needed.

As assistants they may be the ones to physically go to the markets to make the purchases as authorized by Procurement Officers.

Administrative Assistant Job

Salary: Ksh Unavailable

Description: At NITA Project Administrative Assistant Jobs, Administration Jobs, and Office Management Jobs are grouped as one. The key responsibility of this position is to administer the activities of the training centres.

About NITA

NITA Kenya Salary Scale and Structure for National Industrial Training Authority. NITA corporation is a state corporation established under the Industrial Training (Amendment) Act of 2011. The corporation works to promote the highest standards in the quality and efficiency of Industrial Training in Kenya. Its core area of specialization is mechanical engineering, and so the NITA works to ensure an adequate supply of properly trained engineering manpower at all levels in the industry.

The NITA has its headquarters in Nairobi and five industrial training centres spread across the country; some of which are NITA Nairobi, NITA Textile Training Institute, NITA  Kisumu, NITA Mombasa, and NITA Athi River.

The Training Centres host a number of industry-oriented training courses that target workers in the formal and informal sectors. The courses include short and long programmes including proficiency courses, skill upgrading courses, artisan courses, and tailor-made courses to boost workers’ skills. The Centres provide full boarding accommodation to trainees, as well as training rooms, workshops, and recreational facilities.

Of course, in order to achieve maximum effect in the training programmes, and in order to achieve the desired level of proficiency in the Kenyan Workforce, it is important to keep the staff at the NITA well-motivated by paying them well.

Above is a collection of salaries of Staff of the NITA, and also the scale and structure of payments at this very important Kenyan government agency.

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Finally

NITA salary scale is structured to fit the usual payment structure of Kenya government jobs. This is because NITA is a government establishment; it is run and financed by the Kenyan government. The structure of NITA can be divided into two; Administrative Jobs, and Training Jobs.

Every Training Centre has both kinds of jobs; the administrative jobs are to help run the administrative aspect of the training centre such as enrollment, procurement, accounts, communication and so on.

The training jobs on the other hand are those that deal directly with the training of the enrollees, and this usually needs prior training and certification in engineering courses, as well as the ability to effectively communicate with enrollees while training them.