Job Description
COUNTY DIRECTOR (COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS) – JOB GROUP “R” ONE [1] POST ADVERT NO. 17/2021/2022
Salary scale: Ksh.115, 290 x 5,770 – 121,060 x 6,050 – 127,110 x 6,240 – 133,350 x 6,420 – 139,770 x 6,610 – 146,380 x6, 790 – 153,170 p.m.
The Director Communications and Public Relations will head the Public Communications Directorate and will be responsible to the Chief Officer-in-charge of Public Administration/Governance for professional, administrative and operational matters relating to public communications in the County.
Specific duties and responsibilities will entail:-
(i) Initiation/review of public communications policy and design of appropriate programmes and infrastructure to facilitate its implementation;
(ii) Initiating research on various public communication issues and developing appropriate interventions;
(iii) Developing standards and regulations in the management of public communications function;
(iv) In addition, the director will liaise with the Office of the Governor/Governors Press Unit for events that require packaging for dissemination to the media and the public;
(v) Preparing and organizing fora where government policies, programmes and projects can be propagated and promoted; and
(vi) Carrying out research on both local and international press on possible causes of negative publicity on the County Government and developing appropriate interventions.
(vii) Preparing media supplements, documentaries, press release/media features; and
(viii) Deployment, training and development of public communications personnel.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must:
(i) Have served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director of Public Communications or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years;
(ii) Have a Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Mass Communication, Communication Studies, Information Sciences, Public Relations, International Relations, Journalism, Social Sciences or any other approved equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
(iii) Have a clear understanding of the National Development Goals, Vision 2030, Millennium Development Goals and the role of Public Communications in the achievement of the same;
(iv) Possess strong leadership skills required at that level;
(v) Possess good oral and written communications skills in both English and Kiswahili;
(vi) Be of high integrity, motivated and a team player;
(vii) Possess advanced computer applications skills; and
(viii) Have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and managerial capability in public communications work; and
(ix) Satisfy the requirements of chapter six of the Constitution of Kenya.