Principal Hansard Editor at Makueni County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating timely and accurate transcription of House and Committee sittings;
• Guiding on implementation of Departmental initiatives, projects and programs.
• Developing and maintain policies, rules, standards and procedures governing Hansard production.
• Providing appropriate advice on matters relating to the Hansard Department of County Assembly;
• Supervising Hansard reporters;
• Recording transcribing and translate proceedings of the County Assembly and the Committees.
• Organizing verbatim reporting of County Assembly proceedings and those of relevant Committees and functions within or outside County Assembly.
• Performing initial editing of prepared transcripts with emphasis on grammar, syntax, style and consistency.
• Sorting and checking transcripts from Hansard Reporters and making amendments as necessary.
• Assisting in classification, custody, archiving, retrieval and cross-checking of documents against references.
• Searching for fresh information and facts by consulting appropriate sources of information. assisting in preliminary editorial work with emphasis on grammar, syntax, style and consistency;
• Assisting in production of the Official Report of Assembly debates also known as Hansard Report;
• Providing interpretation and translation services
• Supporting the live broadcasting of House and Committee proceedings through the Assembly Broadcasting Unit (ABU).

Requirements for appointment

• Have at least three (3) years relevant work experience, in a comparable position
• Bachelor’s Degree in in any of the following disciplines; - Mass Communication, Journalism, Linguistics, majoring i n English and K i s w a h i l i or any other equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution;