Principal Communication And Public Affairs Officer at Kiambu County Government

JOB SUMMARY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of Principal Communications and Public Affairs Officer in the County Assembly of Kiambu.

Requirements for Appointment:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Communication studies, Mass Communication, PublicRelations or any Social Science;
• Have satisfactorily served as Senior Public Relations Officer or Media Liaison for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Hold Certificate of membership from the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK);
• Must demonstrate administrative management skills and sound knowledge of media, design works, public relations, and communication ability;
• Excellent communication skills and good command of English and Kiswahili;
• Be competent in the use of IT as a working tool; and,
• Relevant Education, Experience, and Knowledge as determined by CAKSB.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The officer at this point shall be responsible to Director Administrative Services and Human Resource and will undertake the following responsibilities;

• Coordinating public relations and media related meetings;
• Coordinating public relations related activities including publishing of magazines, brochures, handbooks, flyers, news bulletins CDs etc; write, edit and arrange the publications;
• Coordinate updating of the County Assembly website in liaison with the ICT Department;
• Coordinating programs/events among them outreach programs and public participation;
• Coordinating, accompanying and receiving all visitors and delegations to and from the County Assembly ensuring all protocols issues are observed;
• Preparing press releases, arrange interviews with journalists;
• Coordinating the County Assembly Broadcast Unit on broadcast/media aspects;
• Assist in developing communication strategies;
• Monitor public opinion regarding the Assembly;
• Communicate and Present arguments on behalf of the Assembly in liaison with the Clerk’s Office;
• Assist in preparing organizational documents such as annual reports, corporate profiles, and submissions, cost budgets;
• Write speeches, prepare visual aids and make public presentations;
• Oversee the production of audio-visual materials;
• Conduct internal PR/Communication courses, workshops, and media training;
• Assist to develop and manage brand identity;
• Procure sponsorship deals in liaison with the Clerk;
• Liaison between the organization and other government and Non – Governmental;
• Coordinate all Corporate Social responsibility (CSR); and,
• Any other duty allocated by the Supervisor.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Public Relations, Visual communication , Journalism, Content management, News writing and production, Advertising

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree