Director Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs at Migori County Public Service Board

POST REF/MCPSB/376/2022

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop and Implement youth, culture, sports and recreational programs and policies;
2. Creation of awareness on sport, youth and cultural activities in the County including following up on Implementation of related projects;
3. Supervise sports, culture and youth personnel, coordinate and regulate workers in developing sports, youth and culture programs;
4. Oversee the improvement and maintenance of sports, youth and cultural facilities in the county;
5. Coordinate and promote ward, sub-county, inter-county and national sports programs
6. Coordinate the development of a strategic plan for the youth, sports and culture department;
7. Formulate an annual budget for the department;
8. Develop youth – friendly strategies;
9. Provide leadership in the management of youth and cultural groups;
10. Develop linkages with stakeholders involved in cultural, youth and sports affairs;
11. Develop a work plan on inter and intra county youth involvement
12. Organizing, developing and delivering a varied range of cultural activities or programmes
13. Liaising and working with relevant organisations or agencies including cultural site officials among others.
14. Program development: enhance the quality of current programs; develop/find new innovative arts and cultural programming.
15. Collaborative partnership development: increase agency collaborations both internally and externally, ability to recognize cultural opportunities and maximize their potential
16. Formulate budget proposals and expenditure controls.
17. Formulate, coordinate and review policies on sports, youth, culture and arts development.
18. Interpret and implement the departmental strategic plan and medium-term plan.
19. Identify and promote cultural groups, activities and sites.
20. Monitor and evaluate sports, youth and cultural programs and projects.
21. Promote research on sports, youth, culture and arts development
22. Perform such other functions as may be delegated from time to time

Requirements for Appointment

1. Must be a Kenyan Citizen
2. Minimum ten (10) years’ experience three (3) of which should be at a senior level in the public service or a comparable position in the private sector
3. Bachelor’s degree in social Sciences/arts or its equivalent from a recognized institution,
4. Master’s degree in Social Sciences/Arts from a recognized institution
5. Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution,
6. Certificate in computer application from a recognized institution
7. Thorough understanding of provisions of Sports and Gender Policies and have the ability to relate them to County Development Goals