Hansard Reporter at Nyandarua County Assembly

Job Details

• Undertaking independent verbatim reporting of County Assembly proceedings and those of relevant committees within or outside the County Assembly;
• Preparing transcripts for editing;
• Sorting, checking transcripts from fellow officers and amending as necessary
• Assisting in classification, custody, archiving, retrieval and cross checking of Hansard documents against references;
• Recording, editing and segmenting recorded Assembly sounds into takes for reporters’ transcription; and
• Any other duties as may be assigned to the office from time to time.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors of Arts degree in Linguistics majoring in English/Kiswahili from a recognized university /institution; OR
• A Bachelor’s degree in any of the Social Sciences plus at least a C+ in both English and Kiswahili in the Kenya certificate of Secondary Education Examination or the equivalent qualification;
• A National Diploma in Secretarial Studies(KNEC) with Typing II (40 w.p.m), shorthand III, Audio Typing I and II will be an added advantage;
• Demonstrate knowledge on the working of Hansard reporting and legislative proceedings and committee systems; and
• Excellent computer skills in Word Processing.