Apply for a promotion in the civil service through PSC adverts
Public Service Commission · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Serving civil servants apply for promotion by applying online to the 'Promotional Positions' in PSC adverts on psckjobs.go.ke before the closing date. If you are shortlisted, your head of department sends PSC a recommendation form, and you bring your original letter of appointment to the interview.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- Within about 75 days after the advert closes
- Where
- Online on the PSC jobs portal (psckjobs.go.ke)
What you need
- Your original letter of appointment to your current substantive post (at the interview)
- Originals of your national ID, academic and professional certificates and transcripts (at the interview)
- Head of Department Recommendation Form (PSC.2A), filled by your head of department
Steps
- Watch PSC adverts for the 'Promotional Positions' section and check you meet the requirements for the grade.
- Apply online on psckjobs.go.ke (or publicservice.go.ke) before the closing date, with your profile complete.
- If shortlisted, ask your head of department to fill the PSC.2A recommendation form and send it to PSC confidentially before the interview.
- Your files and last two years' appraisal reports must reach PSC at least three days before the interview, so remind HR early.
- Attend the interview with your original letter of appointment and your original certificates.
Watch out
- Promotion through PSC is free. Anyone offering a promotion for money is a fraudster.
- List only certificates you already had when the advert closed.
Who can apply
- Serving public officers who meet the requirements set for the grade in the advert.
Official sources (4)
- Advertisement - Vacant Positions in the Public Service (22nd September 2026) publicservice.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- PSC Citizen Service Charter 2025 publicservice.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Head of Department Recommendation Form - PSC.2A (Revised 2016) publicservice.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Public Service Commission home page publicservice.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026