Salary Scale: Ksh. 102,860 x 5,070 - 107,930 x 5,300 - 113,230 x 5,560 - 118,790 x 5,840 - 124,630 x 6,070 - 130,700 x 6,370 - 137,070 p.m.
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Requirements for Appointment
Be a Citizen of Kenya;
Servedin the grade of Assistant Director of Public Communications or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years;
Have a Bachelor's Degree in any of the following: Mass Communications, Public Relations, Communications Studies, Journalism, International Relations, Social Sciences or any other approved equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
Have a Master's Degree in any of the following disciplines: Communicationsstudies, Mass Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Information Science, Social Sciences or any other approved equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
Possess good oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili;
Be a person of high integrity, motivated and a team player;
Possess advanced Computer Application Skills; and
Have demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Identifying County Government events in a specific sectoral area that requires packaging for dissemination to the media and the public;
Preparing and organizing for a where County Government policies, programmes and projects can be propagated and promoted;
Gathering information on policies, programmes, significant events and how they impact on customers and disseminating the same to the public/media;
Ensuring proper projection of corporate image of the entity;
Carrying out research based on both local and international press on possible causes of negative publicity on Government and developing appropriate interventions;
Liaise with the Public Communications Office on cross cutting issues that require harmonization and dissemination centrally;
Liaise with the media in undertaking general public relations work including direct question and answer questions on various topical issues;
Maintaining an effective and updated Ministry/Department website; and
Facilitating printing of publicity materials for the Ministry/Department.