Indigenous Kenyans were barred by law from growing tea until the dawn of independence when the legislation was repealed for the indigenous people to commence on tea growing. In 1960, the colonial government created the Special Crops Development Authority (SCDA) to promote growing of tea by Africans under the auspices of the ministry of Agriculture. After Independence , Kenya Tea Development Authority was formed through legal notice No.42 of 1964 and took over the liabilities and functions of the SCDA to promote and foster the growing of tea in small farms, which were previously said to be unviable in view of the expertise and costs required, as witnessed in the plantation sector. Since then the growing of tea by the small-scale sub-sector in Kenya has carved a niche for itself in the global tea trade. Kenya Tea Development Agency Limited was incorporated on 15th June 2000 as a private company under (CAP 486) of the laws of Kenya, becoming one of the largest private tea management agencies. The Agency currently manages 67 factories in the small-scale tea sub-sector in Kenya

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities are:

Operational Roles and Responsibilities

•  Handling external and internal communication directed to the General Manager;
•  Ensuring effective management of the General Managers diary and booking appointments for and on behalf
•  Supervising the support staff assigned to the General Manager
•  Organizing meetings and ensure the General Manager is well prepared for meetings;
•  Provide logistical support at various functions as assigned;
•  Maintain a proper document handling system in the office by keeping an efficient filing and retrieval system;
•  Attend to inquiries and liaise with the appropriate staff as necessary to ensure that needs are satisfactorily attended to;
•  Ensure the efficient and effective flow of communication between the office and customers, senior managers and other staff as appropriate;
•  Carrying out clerical duties e.g. filing and photocopying.
•  Perform any other relevant duties that may be assigned.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• The job holder must possess:
•  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or other related course;
•  Minimum two (2) year experience;
•  Must possess a high degree of confidentiality
•  Must demonstrate high integrity and ethical practice;
•  Must demonstrate ability to work independently with minimum supervision;
•  Must be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams;
•  Must demonstrate ability to multitask;
•  Must demonstrate commitment to operational effectiveness;
•  Should have ability to solve problems by applying relevant business knowledge;
•  Should demonstrate professional expertise in the relevant work area;
•  Must have the ability to communicate for both written and oral communication;
•  Must be able to work under pressure;
•  Must be a flexible person, who is willing to learn and able to work flexible hours to achieve goals;
•  Must have knowledge in use of MS office packages.