Tourism Services Director
Terms of Service: – Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and
Responsibilities.
- Technical
advisor on matters pertaining to and tourism;
- Co-ordinating
the implementation and review of county tourism policies; and tourism
strategies, programmes and projects;
- Facilitation
of the county’s membership and participation in tourism related, national
and international organizations, events and conventions;
- Evaluating,
Planning and implementing County Tourism issues in consultation with
relevant Departments and Stakeholders;
- Overseeing
the enforcement of tourism regulations and legislation in consultation
with relevant agencies;
- Overall
management in matters related to marketing; planning and regulation of
tourism in the county;
- Overall
coordinator in relation to niche tourism development in the county;
- Promotion
of domestic tourism in the county;
- Mapping
and promotion of tourism opportunities in the county;
- Undertaking
tourism research and maintaining a depository of all data and information
on tourism and tourism industry players within Homa Bay County;
- Responsible
for development of proposals for approval by the Chief Officer to source
for funding from donors and other organizations to sustain Tourism
projects and activities and
- Any
other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the relevant Chief
Officer.
Qualification for
Appointment
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Holds a Bachelor’s degree in any
of the following; Tourism Management or Environmental Science or
Environmental Management or Environmental Resources Conservation or
Environmental Engineering or Bio-systems Engineering or Marketing or a
related Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution;
- A Master’s degree in any of the
respective fields from a recognized institution will be an added
advantage;
- Have relevant working experience
of not less than 5 years in the relevant sector;
- Attended Strategic Leadership
Development Programme Course lasting not less than 6 weeks from Kenya
School of Government or any other recognized institution;
- Certificate in Computer
Applications from a recognized institution;
- Have good leadership and
communication skills;
- Have knowledge of Environment,
Tourism and Wildlife related legislations and other statutes;
- Demonstrate a high degree of
professional and technical competence;
- Be a person of integrity and in
compliance with requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of
- Kenya 2010 with requirements of
Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
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