Deputy County Secretary - Cabinet Affairs and Administration Services at Turkana County Government

The Deputy County Secretary in charge of Cabinet Affairs and Administration will be responsible to the Secretary of the County Cabinet / County Secretary/Head of County Public Service.
Duties and Responsibilities:-

• Manage cabinet and coordination of Government affairs;
• Coordination of cabinets affairs to the County Ministries and Departments;
• Ensure County Ministries and Departments respond to issues raised in Cabinet;
• Providing secretariat services to the County Cabinet;
• Assisting in the coordination of the County Governments legislation programme
• Acting as a channel of communication between the County Governor and the County Government and being responsible for the overall policy and administration of the CountyGovernment;
• Issuing guidance to departments on county Government decision making to the Ministries/Departments issues through cabinet office circulars;
• Briefing Ministries/Departments, Ministerial staff on Cabinet processes and requirements;
• Initiate new bills, government bills which are debated in the Cabinet.
• Update the Secretary of the Cabinet on the progress of activities taking place in the Ministries/Departments;
• Provide cabinet with full and regular reports concerning matters discussed and deliberated;
• Maintaining a central records of Cabinet, Ministerial/Departments, submission and Minutes;
• Archival documentation, classification and preservation of the confidentiality of the records of County Government;
• Accurate recording of proceedings, decisions and directives of the cabinet to the Ministries/Departments;
• Perform any duty delegated by the Secretary of the Cabinet.

Requirement for Appointment
For appointment in this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following discipline; Public Administration, Business Administration /Management, Strategic Management, Community Development or any other related field from recognized institution;
• Master degree in any of the following; Public Administration, Business Administration, Strategic Management, Community Development any other Social Science from recognized institution;
• Attended Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certify Chapter six (6) of the constitution; and
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding for national goals, policies, objectives and the ability to relate them to the administration function.