Job Description
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal Culture Officer or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
(ii) a Bachelor degree in any of the following discipline; Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Philosophy, Archeology, Creative Arts, Theatre, Arts, Music, Fine Arts, Kiswahili and Literacy Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Indigenous Languages or its equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) shown merit outstanding professional competence and administrative ability as reflected in work performance and results.
Duties and responsibilities
(i) verifying and endorsing registration forms for cultural practitioners; from association and committees for effective service delivery disseminating cultural information to the community;
(ii) initiating and participating in cultural development activities;
(iii) coordinating community activities to preserve and promote tangible and intangible cultural diversity;
(iv) undertaking capacity building workshops, seminars, symposia, exhibitions, concert, festivals, competition and research, meeting and disbursement of cultural grants and preparing cultural groups to participate during national and international functions;
(v) ensuring the development of creative cultural progranmmes and preparing periodic reports;
(vi) ensuring the development of creative cultural industries;
(vii) recommending persons for awards and honors as national heroes and heroines
(viii) identifying development partners and strengthening linkages existing linkages with stakeholders for cultural development and posterity;
(ix) establishing and managing the community cultural center; and
(x) participating in cultural cooperation protocol meeting and organizing local, region and international cultural exchange programmes.