Chief Administrative Officer at County Government of Lamu

REF: LCPSB/ADV/23-24/39

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific duties and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Reviewing and formulation of administrative services;
• Overseeing maintenance issues through conducting physical survey and defect report and recommend for service to maintain suitable working condition;
• Ensuring staff welfare is prioritized by providing suitable tools of work and conditions of work to adopt acceptable standard practice, which will result to better output;
• Supervising staff through a clear duty allocation, to monitor adherence in order to appraise performance justifiably routine
• Ensuring routine responses to correspondences on administrative matters to ensure up to date reporting;
• Initiating of administrative staff training and development and other policy matters;
• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the department’s projects and programmers;
• Providing cross-functional liaison for administrative matters;
• Managing the Department's Information Management Systems;
• Managing provision of office space, transport and other logistical services;
• Ensuring prudent and optimum utilization of department’s resources;
• Facilitating meetings, conferences and other special events;
• Supervising waste disposals;
• Following up on payment of bills for common services;
• Ensuring general maintenance of office equipment and building is undertaken;
• Working closely with the Supply Chain Management Department in the development, management and maintenance of the assets register for the Department;
• Generating administrative reports on repairs and maintenance;
• Facilitating renewal of motor vehicle and property insurance policies;
• Ensuring integrity and ethical conduct within the department.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Be aKenyan citizen;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following
• disciplines: - Public Administration; Business Administration/Management, Community Development or any other Social Science from a recognized Institution;
• Served in the grade of Senior Administrative Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized Institution; and