Indigenous Kenyans were barred by law from growing tea until the dawn of independence when the legislation was repealed for the indigenous people to commence on tea growing.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 as follows:

•  Keying of original source documents like i.e. Manifest, Release Orders into Kwatos & ICMS and Terminal Operating System,
•  Adhere to all port policies, procedures and security protocols
•  Receiving of all types of cargo in the system,
•  Issuing of verification memos, proforma invoices and receipts
•  Issuing of gate passes and final release orders,
•  Providing over-the-counter enquiries on cargo positions and other related queries,
•  Cargo stock control, management and reconciliations,
•  Issuing loading and offloading instruction in documentation,
•  Ensuring safe custody of accountable documents,
•  Reconciling physical cargo and system records,
•  Double checking of all accountable documents before releasing cargo,
•  Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

The job holder must possess;

•  Diploma in Business, Logistics, Transport, Warehousing, Clearing & Forwarding or other related fields.
•  Two (2) years relevant experience.
•  Proficient in use of Terminal Operating System, Excel, Ms Word, Kwatos & ICMS.
•  Attention to detail and a team player.
•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.