The National Youth Service (NYS) is seeking to recruit 3 Cadet Officers to serve as Quantity Surveyors. This is a permanent and pensionable position within a premier agency focused on youth empowerment. Successful candidates will be responsible for technical quantity surveying and land surveying duties and must be prepared to undergo rigorous paramilitary training.
Benefits and Terms of Service
Salary and Allowances: As existing in the NYS salary scale.
Medical Cover: SHA Scheme of Civil Servants.
Terms of Service: Permanent & Pensionable.
General Requirements
Be a Kenyan citizen.
Be in possession of a valid Kenyan National Identity Card (ID) and KRA PIN Certificate.
Be between 18 – 28 years of age.
Have no criminal record.
Candidates must be medically fit.
Successful candidates MUST undergo NYS Paramilitary training for nine (9) months at NYS Training College.
Must possess a certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or Land Surveying from a recognized institution.
Must have a minimum KCSE grade of C+ (plus).
Must be registered by the Land/Quantity Surveyor’s Board of Kenya.
How to Apply
Applicants who meet the requirements are required to download and complete the Application for Employment Form – PSC.2 (Revised 2016) from the Public Service Commission website.
Duly completed application forms should be submitted through any one of the following methods:
Email: Scan the form and send it to director.generalnys@gmail.com.
Post Office: Send the form in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the title of the position applied for to:
Commandant GeneralNational Youth ServiceP. O Box 30397 – 00100, GPO NAIROBI
Hand Delivery: Applications can be dropped at the Registry – National Youth Service Headquarters, Ruaraka, Thika Road, Ground Floor.
Applications should reach the undersigned not later than 18th March, 2026.
