The National Social Security Fund is a friendly service organization which exists for the public good. It offers social protection to all Kenyan workers. We provide social security protection to workers in the formal and informal sectors. We register members, receive their contributions, manage funds of the scheme, process and ultimately pay out benefits to eligible members or dependents. period.

SUMMARY

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; and
• Proficiency in computer applications.