Taita Taveta County Assembly
County Assembly Service Board
Taita Taveta County Assembly Service
Board invites applications from suitably qualified Kenyans Citizens to fill the
following vacant positions:
Principal Clerk Assistant
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Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the County Assembly
Clerk for:
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Parliamentary procedures, practices,
conventions, traditions and etiquette;
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Research and preparation of
Commission papers and related documents;
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Assisting the Clerk in offering
administrative services to the CASB
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Search for fresh information/facts by
consulting appropriate sources;
·
Assisting the Clerk in offering
administrative services to various types of committees; and,
·
Activities pertaining to seminars and
conferences for MCAs and staff.
Requirements for Appointment:
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Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
from a recognized university;
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Mastery of parliamentary procedures,
practices and application of knowledge in the execution of the assigned
functions, activities and tasks within specified sectors of parliamentary/
Assembly operations;
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Served as Senior Clerk Assistant or
an equivalent position in the public or private sector for at least three (3)
years;
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Exposure to procedures and practices
of other parliaments within the Commonwealth through attachments, seminars,
conferences and workshops;
·
Attended middle level management
seminars and training-for-trainers courses offered by recognized institutions;
·
Masters Degree will be an added
advantage; and,
·
Experience in managing and serving
Boards will be an added advantage.
Chief Sergeant-At-Arms
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Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the County Assembly
Clerk for:
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Enforcing Speaker’s rules;
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Performing chamber and ceremonial
duties;
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Providing fire and safety services;
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Access control management;
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Crowd control and management;
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Coordinating civic education;
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Investigating incidences;
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Conducting security surveys;
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Maintaining decorum in the precincts
of Parliament;
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Crime detection and prevention;
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Responsible for ensuring security in
the assembly precincts, personnel and property;
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Supervision of Commissionaires;
security wardens, gardeners and cleaners; and,
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Ensuring proper housekeeping
standards are maintained.
Requirements for Appointment
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Must have satisfactorily served in
the rank of Sergeant-At- Arms II or its equivalent in the Armed Forces, Kenya
Police Service or National Youth Service for a period of not less than three
(3) years;
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Be in possession of a Bachelors
degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized institution;
·
Shown explicit acquisition and
application of knowledge of the operations of Parliament/Assembly;
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Should have undergone a Parliamentary
related course; and,
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Have shown merit and ability in
performance and results.
Legal Counsel
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Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the County Assembly Clerk
for:
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Drafting of Members’ Bills;
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Drafting of amendments to Bills to be
proposed to the House by any Member of County Assembly or any Committee of the
Assembly
·
Giving legal interpretation of Acts
and Bills and generally giving legal advice on matters relating to Assembly;
·
Providing legal advice to the County
Assembly Service Board, Assembly and its Committees;
·
Attending court for Legal Counsel ¡n
the Joint Services as well as drafting contracts and other legal instruments;
·
Providing any other legal services
that may be required by the Assembly, the Committees, the Speaker, the County
Assembly Service Board or the Clerk; and,
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Ensuring that Bills to be passed by
Assembly comply with the Constitution and Laws of Kenya
Requirements for Appointment:-
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Must have a Bachelor of Laws degree;
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Be admitted as an Advocate of the
High Court of Kenya;
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Be in possession of a current
practicing certificate; and,
·
Have proficiency in the use of basic
computer applications.
Fiscal / Budget Research Officer
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Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior
Finance/Planning Officer for:
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Collecting and collating budgetary
information from various sources for analysis;
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Maintaining relevant statistics on
public revenue and expenditure figures;
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Carrying out commissioned Budget
research on specific areas of interest;
·
Assisting in preparing budgetary
information reports for Members of the County Assembly and relevant House
Committees; and,
·
Assisting in workshops planning;
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Assisting the Senior Finance/
Planning Officer in the Budget Office.
Requirements for Appointment
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Have a degree in Economics or its
equivalent from a recognized university;
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Previous experience in public finance
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Be a team player with good analytical
and interpersonal skills.
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Have at least Three(3) Years of
experience in relevant field
·
CPA(K) will be an added advantage
Research Officer - Legal
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Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Legal Officer for
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Provision of non-partisan
professional research assistance and analysis to Members of the County
Assembly, Committees and staff of County assembly;
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Assessing the strengths and
weaknesses of policy options;
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Providing expert interpretation,
explanation and analysis;
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Maintain a periodically updated
inventory of publications on current issues, legislation and major public
policy issues/questions; and,
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Providing technical back up to
Assembly committees.
Requirements for appointment
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Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
in any of the following specialization: Law, Economics, Agriculture;
Environmental quality, Sociology, Political science, international
trade/commerce and other Science related fields;
·
Thorough knowledge and understanding
of the concepts and techniques of professional research, with particular
emphasis on public policy analysis;
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Ability to write, edit in a clear,
concise and understandable manner;
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Satisfactorily served as Research
Officer in similar positions with comparable responsibilities in reputable
Research Institutions; and,
·
Have at least three (3) years
continuous work experience.
Principal Public Communication and
Relations Officer
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the County Assembly
Clerk for:
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Coordinating all public relations
related activities including public participation for County Bills publishing
of brochures, handbooks, flyers, news bulletins CD5 etc;
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Updating of the Assembly website in
liaison with the IT department;
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Coordinating of the outreach program;
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Coordinating and receiving all
visitors to the Assembly
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Coordinating with the Assembly
Broadcast Unit on broadcast/media aspects; and,
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Convening public relations and media
related meetings and chairing the sessions while ensuring all minutes are taken
and filed.
Requirements for Appointment
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Have Bachelors degree in Mass
Communication, Public Relations or any Social Science;
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Masters Degree will be an added
advantage
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Have satisfactorily served in a
similar position or an equivalent position in either the public or the private
sector for a minimum period of three (3) years;
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Diploma in Mass Communication, Public
Relations or Social Sciences;
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Be proficiency in IT.
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Be fluent in English and Kiswahili
Principal Human Resource and
Administration Management Officer
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Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Clerk County
Assembly for:
Staffing, HR Planning, Promotions,
deployment and Training requirements
a) Compensation and regular job
evaluation
b) Job performance entailing
development of job description and specifications, performance appraisal,
training and development, incentive structures and enforcing discipline.
c) Employee relations and welfare
issues
d) Development of HR Policy, Rules,
Regulations and Policy, including Terms and Conditions of Service.
e) Pursuant to the foregoing, develop
and install the following systems:
1.
HR Audit systems
2.
Job Evaluation
tools
3.
Schemes of Service
4.
HR Manuals
5.
Payroll Systems
6.
Discipline
structure and systems for errant officers
f) Secretary to the county human
resource management advisory committee
Requirements for Appointment
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Must have successfully served for at
least five (5) years in Human Resource Office in a legislative body in the
public service.
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Degree in Human Resources Management
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Masters Degree in Human Resources
Management OR CPS (K) will be an added advantage.
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A thorough understanding of Human
Resource Management policies, regulations and employee relations.
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Demonstrate high degree of professional
competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in the general
organization and management of Human Resource
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Understanding of labour laws and
other statutes that impact on human resource management
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Proficiency in Computer Application
packages.
Legal Clerk
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Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Legal Counsel, for:
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Taking hearing dates in litigation
matters
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Facilitating service of Legal
Documents
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Collecting, circulating and filing of
published bills and subsidiary legislation
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Filing of court documents and any
other legal documents
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Organizing the legal Department
Registry
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Drafting Legal Documents under the
supervision of the Legal Counsel
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Providing any other Clerical services
that may be required by the County Assembly, the Committees, the Speaker,
the County Assembly Service Board or the Clerk
Requirements for Appointment
·
Minimum Paralegal Training with at
least 3 years experience
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Proficiency in Computer Application
packages
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Possession of a current Process
Server’s Certificate
How to apply
All written applications, Curriculum
Vitae, Copies of certificates, testimonials, identity cards and daytime
telephone contact should be submitted in a sealed envelope indicating the position
applied and addressed to
The Secretary
County Assembly Service Board
P.O. Box 1066-80304
Wundanyi
Or hand delivered to the Taita Taveta
County Assembly offices at the former County Council of Taita Taveta-Wundanyi.
Important Information
1.
The applications
should reach the County Assembly Service Board on or before Monday 14th July
2014.
2.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
3.
Youth, women and
persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
4.
Candidates found
canvassing will automatically be disqualified.
NB: Those
already working in the County are encouraged to apply
The Secretary
County Assembly Service Board