Knowledge Management Officer at Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council

Job Specifications

This is the entry and training grade for degree holders in this cadre. An officer in thislevel will work under the guidance of a senior officer.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail assisting in:

• Developing and implementing effective Knowledge Management strategies,policies and programs;
• Promoting, facilitating and communicating a culture of Knowledge sharing acrossall the departments;
• Managing the Council’s Tsetse Trypanosomiasis Eradication Data
• Knowledge transfer between the Council and its stakeholders;
• Repository, publications and database;
• Extracting knowledge from the external repository for filtering in order to provide greater relevance to the Council;
• Measuring, mapping and quantifying the Council’s knowledge and the performance of Knowledge Management solutions;
• Advising on the development and implementation of the Council’s Knowledge Management System;
• Developing departmental and cross-departmental systems and processes to ensure an effective and integrated approach in 
• identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving and sharing the Council information to enhance efficiency and communication;
• Aligning the knowledge management system to Council’s initiatives;
• Integrating information from the Council’s directorates,departments and divisions to facilitate easy access;
• Managing the resource Council;
• Managing the dissemination of relevant Tsetse Trypanosomiasis Eradication reports to stakeholders countrywide; and
• Offering technical advice to the management on knowledge management and compliance to national and international standards.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Library Science, Mass Communication, Journalism; or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Skills and competencies

• Interpersonal relationship skills;
• Analytical skills;
• Report writing skills;
• Communication skills; and
• Ability to work in a team.