The Judiciary Service Commission has announced new job vacancies in 79 courts spread out across 30 counties. The recruitment aligns with the Judiciary’s commitment to digitize court documents, from physical paper records to digital versions.
Dubbed Case Tracking System (CTS), this digitalization of records for both court and registry operations intends to transition to a paperless system, utilizing technology to enhance efficiency. It also aims to expedite justice delivery and resolve pending cases more swiftly.
To implement, the judiciary advertised 961 open slots for Kenyans to apply for various jobs. The primary role that applicants will be tasked with is converting historical court records and handwritten proceedings to digital format.
“The judiciary is seeking to hire experienced agents in 79 court stations in 30 counties for a range period of between 5 days to 54 days based on the caseload station,” the advert read in part.
This project is under the Ajira Phase I of the GoK funding, which aims to bridge the gap between skills demand and jobs.
Young people who apply and are successful will be introduced to a digitally enabled work environment. Moreover, JSC is willing to provide training and mentorship to these young people as they seek to earn an honest living from digitising court files.
There are 3 entry positions as per the advert:
- Digitization Agents – Data Entry
- Digitization Agents – Scanner Operators
- Digitization Team Leaders/Quality Assurance.
All entry positions require a minimum KCSE grade of C-. Team Leaders positions are 79, each across the counties, whose main responsibilities will be overseeing completion of duties amongst team members. They will earn a minimum wage of Sh. 2000 daily.
JSC is also seeking to recruit 79 Digitisation Agents (Scanning Operators) who will earn Sh. 1,500 daily. Their primary roles will be scanning documents, renaming scanned images and doing quality checks.
Lastly, there are 803 Digitisation Agents (Data Entry) who will be earning Sh. 1,500 per day. Their roles will be receiving files from registry officers, and preparation of physical files including unbinding, document sorting, page separation, listing, pagination and indexing.
