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National Youth Service (NYS)
NYS Cadet-Chaplain Recruitment 2026: 10 Posts (Re-advertisement)
Positions, requirements, deadline and how to apply, taken from the official advert.
The National Youth Service (NYS) has re-advertised 10 permanent and pensionable NYS Cadet-Chaplain posts (V/NO.1/2026). The advert ran in MyGov on 22 September 2026, and applications must reach NYS by Monday, 19 October 2026. Successful candidates must complete nine months of NYS paramilitary training at the NYS Training College.
Posts
| Post | Number |
|---|---|
| Catholic Chaplain | 3 |
| Protestant Chaplain | 3 |
| Seventh Day Adventist Chaplain | 2 |
| Maalim | 2 |
Salary and allowances follow the NYS salary scale, and medical cover is the SHA scheme for civil servants.
Requirements
General: Kenyan citizen with a valid national ID and KRA PIN certificate; aged 27–36; no criminal record; medically fit; willing to undergo nine months of NYS paramilitary training; and meeting Chapter Six of the Constitution.
Academic and professional:
- a bachelor’s degree in Sacred Theology, Christian Philosophy, Pastoral Theology, Theology, Theology and Bible, Divinity, Islamic or Arabic Studies (Jaami’iyah), or an equivalent from a recognised institution;
- a serving Senior Catechist/Anglican, or a Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, with three years’ work experience;
- a Certificate of Ordination;
- a practising licence from the Government;
- a recommendation letter from the head of your church or mosque, which must fall under KCCB, NCCK, EFCK, the East/West Africa Union of SDA, or SUPKEM; and
- proficiency in computer applications.
How to apply
Download and complete the Application for Employment Form PSC.2 (Revised 2016) from the Public Service Commission website. Then submit it in one of the three ways the advert gives:
- scan it and email it to the address printed in the advert, director.generalnys@gmail.com;
- post it in a sealed envelope marked with the position title to the Commandant General, National Youth Service, P.O. Box 30397-00100, GPO Nairobi; or
- hand-deliver it, sealed, to the Registry, NYS Headquarters, Ruaraka, Thika Road, Ground Floor.
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Source: official advert (National Youth Service (NYS), published in MyGov, 22 September 2026, page 9). Details checked on 17 October 2026. If anything on this page differs from the official advert, the official advert wins.