In 1992, for the first time ever, The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK) gave the first shipping award to a candidate from the African continent. The "CORY BROTHERS SHIPPING AWARD" went to ESL’s founder and Managing Director, Mr Silvester Kututa. This was the first of a series of international shipping and logistics awards in our gallery. ESL was established later, with the commitment to deliver tailor-made award winning Shipping and Logistics solutions to ship owners and cargo owners. The Company maintains very strict professional and ethical standards guided by the famous guidelines of the Baltic Exchange and The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers – "OUR WORD OUR BOND". We have an excellent and exciting opportunity for Operations Officer – Forwarding. We seek to give the opportunity to a candidate who ideally holds professional qualification in clearing & forwarding. The position is based in Mombasa. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Customs Clearance & Other Formalities: Lodging of bond vouchers and making follow-ups. Processing documentation i.e. permits required by regulatory bodies for processing. Physical verification and release of shipments with all the authorities. Coordinating with appointed transporters on safe loading of shipments. Follow up on customs entries perfection/ settlement. Shipping Operations: Following up with vessels ETAs and ETDs. Picking up shipping line invoices and making sure payments are made. Processing delivery orders with shipping lines. Making applications and Reconciling shipping line deposits. KPA / Container Freight Station Role: Custom clearance of goods (verification & loading). Lodging files for imports and exports. Custom clearance of goods (verification & loading). Making follow ups of cargo for onward forwarding. Making sure pre alerts for all forwarding shipments are sent before the cargo reaches the consignee. After airlifting, endorsement of the entries for bond cancellation is done. Following up with airlines/ shipping lines in requesting for manifests for entry registration. Booking, loading and exiting trucks in and out of ports/CFSs. Processing, tallying gate passes and Logistics IDs for bulk shipments at port. Operations & Reporting: Participate in meetings where need be. Generate weekly, monthly reports as required by the management. PERFOMANCE INDICATORS: Ensuring received documents comply with the requirements for clearance of the goods. Ensuring shipments are cleared within the allowed timeframes as per KPI. Regular updates on clearance status to the Operations Supervisor and Operations Manager. Execute high levels of integrity while performing daily activities. Always ensuring self and cargo safety. QUALIFICATIONS: EACFFPC or Diploma in C&F or maritime studies. Customs declaration. Conversant with all customs procedures. 2 years progressive experience in C&F work. COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Team player. Honest. High integrity. Work with minimal supervision. Punctuality at work. Excellent communication skills.