Republic of Kenya
County Government of Nyandarua
County Public Service Board
Principal Information Officer Post in the Office of The Governor
Job Group N
Requirements for Appointment
1. Hold a first degree in any of the
following disciplines: mass communication, journalism, public relations,
marketing or related from a recognized institution in Kenya.
Holders of a Masters degree may have
an added advantage;
2. Have at least 5 years hands on
experience in the field of information gathering and communication;
3. Good professional skills in
writing, editing, layout and design, printing and publishing;
4. Hands on knowledge in covering
public forums and assessing public perception about economic, political and social
issues;
5. Creative and innovative with
ability to package the information to image the Office of the Governor and the
County at large;
6. Keen on current affairs and trends
in development agenda;
7. Ability to work with minimum
supervision.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work under the direction of Director of
Governor’s Press Service;
- Coordinate press teams for prompt and
effective coverage of the Governor’s functions;
- Drafting speeches and talking notes for the
Governor;
- Write topical issues including branding
Nyandarua County;
- Perform basic administrative issues including
crowd management;
- Any other duties and responsibilities that may
be assigned by the Office of the Governor.
Remuneration and Terms of
Service
The salary for Job Group N post is
Ksh 48,190 x 2,400-50,590 x 2,550-53,140 X 2,700 -55,840 X 3,000-58,840 x
3,150-61,990 X 3,300 - 65,290 per month.
In addition, Monthly allowance of Ksh
24,000 and Commuter allowance of Kshs 8,000 shall be paid to Principal
Information Officer.
There are other benefits that apply
to public servants according to the Job Group which you shall also enjoy.
Terms of Employment are
on permanent and pensionable for Principal Information Officer.
Economic Advisor Post in the Office of The Governor
Job Group R
Applications are hereby invited from
qualified candidates for the post of Economic Advisor in the Office of the
Governor.
Requirements for Appointment
1. Hold at least a first degree in
any of the following disciplines: Economics, Commerce, Strategic Planning,
Entrepreneurship, Value Chain, and Finance or related from a recognized
university in Kenya.
Holders of a Masters degree may have
an added advantage;
2. Have at least 10 years hands on
experience in economics of development or planning for efficient utilization of
scarce resources;
3. Good in professional writing, communication and interpersonal skills;
4. Wide experience as a system analyst and fluent in packaging statistical data for intended application;
5. Strategic thinker and can work
hard with minimum supervision in very diverse issues;
6. An avid reader and abreast with
county, national and global issues and the economic trends.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Play the role of Economic Advisor to the
Office of the Governor and indeed the economic policy direction in the
entire Nyandarua County;
- Play a key role during the preparation of
County Integrated Development Plan, Annual County Budget and their
implementation;
- Drive the agenda of inter-ministerial
integrated development planning to enhance synergy in the Action Plans;
- Assist the ministries and departments in
drawing coherent Flagship Projects and funding consistency in those
undertakings;
- Play a key role during the preparation Project
Proposals for external funding
- Prepare Sessional Papers as necessary to be
shared among all interested stakeholders;
- Prepare comparative statistical data about
this county against counties, national government and global standards on
key development indicators for information and benchmarking;
- Any other duties and responsibilities that may
be assigned by the Office of the Governor.
Remuneration and Terms of
Service
The salary for Job Group R post is
Ksh 109,089 x 5,454-114,543 x 5,727-120,270 x 5,902-126,172 x 6,077-132,249 x
6,252-138,501 x 6,427-144,928 per month.
In addition, Monthly House allowance
of Kshs 40,000 and Commuter allowance of Kshs 16,000 shall be paid to Economic
Advisor.
There are other benefits that apply
to public servants according to the Job Group which you shall also enjoy.
Terms of Employment are
on Contract for Economic Advisor.
General Conditions for Applicants
- Must be a Kenyan citizen and copy of national
identity card should be enclosed in the application;
- The application letter should include a detailed
Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of the academic and professional
certificates from primary to the highest level and testimonials if any;
- Copy of the following documents in compliance
with Chapter Six of the Constitution.
- Clearance Certificate from Ethics and
Anti-Corruption Commission of Kenya
- Certificate of Good Conduct from CID
- CRA Clearance Certificate
- Credit Reference Bureau Certificate
- Clearance Letter from HELB
How to Apply
Application letter together with copies of the above mentioned documents marked APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF XXXXXX on the envelope to be sent or hand delivered to the following address on or before Monday 8th June, 2015
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 701-20303
Ol’Kalou.
Email: info@nyandarua.go.ke or cpsb@nyandarua.go.ke
www.nyandarua.go.ke
