Director, Governor’s Press Unit (1 Post) at Kakamega County

Duties and Responsibilities
The officer shall head the Governors press unit. Specific duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Provide leadership for the Governor’s press unit;
• Identifying Government events in a specific sectoral area that require packaging for dissemination to the media andthe public;
• Preparing and organizing for Government policies, programmes and projects can be propagated and promoted;
• Gathering Information on policies, programmes, significant events and how they impact on customers anddisseminating the same to the public/media;
• Ensuring proper projection of corporate image of the organization;
• Carrying out research based on both local and international press on possible causes of negative publicity on Government and developing appropriate interventions;
• Ensuring proper use of finances, stores, equipment’s; and
• Supervision, guidance, training and development of staff. 

Requirements for appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

• Have served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director of Public Communication Job Group (Q) or in a comparable andrelevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years;

OR

• Have 15 years’ experience in Communication, five (5) of which shall be in a senior management position;
• Have a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Mass Communication, Communication Studies, Journalism, International Relations, Public Relations, Social Sciences or any other approved equivalent qualifications from arecognized University/Institution;
• Have a Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Mass Communication, Communication Studies, PublicRelations, Journalism, Information Science, International Relations, Social Sciences or any other approved equivalentqualifications from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
• Possess good oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili;
• Possess advanced computer application skills;
• Be a person of integrity, motivated and a team player;
• Have demonstrated professional competence in information service; and
• Meet requirements of chapter six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity