KFCB GRADE 8
REF: KFCB/AD/9/2018
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Film Monitoring and Enforcement Manager, the duties and responsibilities at this level will include, but not limited to:
- Approving and filing of application forms and issue notes for distributors and exhibitors;
- Issuing Film regulatory licenses to video/film exhibitors and distributors;
- Issuing classification labels & film classification catalogues to distribution and exhibition outlets and the general public;
- Monitoring broadcast content by enforcing compliance of watershed period principles;
- Monitoring of film exhibition and distribution outlets, for compliance with Cap 222, Laws of Kenya;
- Monitoring and investigating production of pornographic materials;
- Sensitizing the exhibitors, distributors, broadcasters, general public and other stakeholders film/broadcast content consumption and regulation;
- Sensitizing the broadcasters on the violation and compliance of watershed period principles;
- Monitoring and controlling the distribution of unclassified and obscene films through the internet;
- Ensuring age restriction on viewership is observed by film distributors and exhibitors; and
- Ensuring that every film that enters the country is classified and rated by KFCB.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Have Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Journalism, Public Relations, Mass Communication, Broadcast Production (Film/TV/Radio), Sociology, Criminology, Psychology, Education, religious studies, law or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
- Possess Certificate in computer applications.