Republic of Kenya
County Government of Nyandarua
County Public Service Board
Applications are hereby invited from qualified candidates for the following positions:-
Applications are hereby invited from qualified candidates for the following positions:-
Director - Enforcement and
Prosecution
Re Advertisement
1 Post
1 Post
Job Group R
Requirements for Appointment:
- Holds a first degree in Law specializing in
any of the following areas: Litigation, Criminology, Prosecution or a
closely related area. A master’s degree in the said disciplines may be an
added advantage;
- Have at least 7 years hands on experience in
legal matters;
- A brilliant and innovative person who shall work
with minimum supervision;
- Demonstrate cost cutting measures in legal
expenditure.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Shall be answerable to the Chief Officer, ICT
and e-government;
- Enforce county legislations and other relevant
laws in the county jurisdiction;
- Develop programmes and projects that shall
lead to disciplined law abiding citizens;
- Lead in prosecution and defence.
Director of ICT
1 Post
Job Group R
Requirements for Appointment:
- Hold a first degree in information technology
or computer science from a recognised institution in Kenya. A masters
degree holder may have an added advantage;
- At 10 years proven hands on working experience
in the ICT;
- Is creative and innovative and can work beyond
the call of duty;
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and
across teams;
- Have strong command of project management; and
- Has good understanding of local and
international data band safety standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Report to the chief officer ICT for allocation
of duties:
- Oversee financial and administrative aspects
in ICT department including procurement, budgeting and budget review;
- Negotiate and approve technology vendor,
outsourcing, consultant contracts and service agreements in ICT;
- Research IT solutions and make recommendations
for the improvement of infrastructure and systems;
- Team leader in development, implementation,
and maintenance of policies related to ICT services, e-government
including procurement, distribution and asset management;
- Integrate ICT into County Integrated
Development Plan so that among the initiatives, ICT up to the villages
becomes a reality; and
- Play a key advisory role in devising effective
communication channels between the county government and the citizens.
Director of Communications and Public
Relations
1 Post
Job Group R
Requirements for Appointment:
- Hold a degree in either mass communication,
journalism, marketing, public relations or related from a institution
recognised in Kenya;
- At least 10 years proven working experience in
media and communication;
- Practical skills in writing, editing, layout
and design, professional printing publishing, computer and its
applications as well as current trends in digital and social media;
- Is a creative and innovative person that has
the ability to devise least cost communication channels;
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Shall be answerable to the Chief Officer ICT
for allocation of duties;
- Develop public outreach strategies such as
newsletters, website, social media and even county radio and television
station;
- Prepare reports and other communications to
interested stakeholders;
- Team member in branding the county and
influencing investors;
- Negotiate, and approve technology vendor,
outsourcing, consultant contracts and service agreements under
communication; and
- Work closely with the other county entities in
championing transparency and accountability in the county.
Director, Intergovernmental
Relations
1 Post
Job Group R
Requirements for Appointment:
- Hold a first degree in either economics, law,
political science, strategic management, diplomacy, international
relations, journalism or related discipline in a recognised institution in
Kenya;
- Have worked in public relations environment
for at least 10 years;
- Can design and write memorandum of
understanding and protocols for various uses;
- Has practical understanding of development
agenda and funding processes;
- Has creative writing and negotiation skills;
and
- Have skills in interpretation of legislations
both local and international.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Shall report to the chief officer of ICT and
e-government;
- Interpretation of legislations both local and
international for county application such as public private partnership;
- Work as liaison officer within the county
entities, inter counties committees that may be formed to discuss matters
of mutual interest;
- Play a critical advisory role to the county on
matters of preparation of memoranda of understanding and other cooperation
agreements;
- Liaise with other county entities for timely
information to the public and other interested stakeholders on county
activities;
- In charge of protocol matters and preparation
of briefs as necessary;
- Be a team member in branding the county and
marketing the county for investments.
Deputy Director - ICT Manager
1 Post
Job Group Q
Requirements for the Appointment:
- Hold a first degree in information technology
or computer science from a recognised institution in Kenya;
- At least 5 years proven hands on experience in
IT working environment;
- Good diagnostic skills and ability to resolve
IT software and hardware related problems;
- Experience in undertaking editing and
typesetting materials for printing press;
- Exposure in photography and artwork for
purposes of designing newsletters;
- Has shown innovation and creativity in this
field;
- Ability to work in a busy office for long
hours with minimum supervision;
- Team player and good inter personal skills.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Configure and maintain the county internal
computer network;
- Monitor network performance and optimize the
network for optimal speed and availability;
- Implement and maintain emergency backup and
restore systems for mission- critical network servers;
- Regulate user access to sensitive files to
protect against internal security breaches;
- Assist in the organization and inventory of
all hardware and software resources;
- Assist in preparing county training materials
and presentations.
Chief ICT Officer – Webmaster
1 Post
Job Group M
Requirement for Appointment:
- Hold a degree in information technology or
computer science form a recognised university in Kenya;
- At least 3 years proven experience in ICT and
website development and graphics design;
- Creative, innovate and analytical;
- Knowledge in a number of server-side
programming languages;
- Team player and good interpersonal skills; and
- Has passion for IT career and can work beyond
call of duty.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the county’s website;
- Create and manage user’s emails under the
county’s domain;
- Assist in packaging county information for use
by different stakeholders;
- Implement various county communication
strategies within the county and external customers; and
- Design ways and means of cutting costs on
communication such as intra emails.
ICT Officer
4 Posts
Job Group K
Requirements for Appointment:
- Hold a degree OR a diploma in information
technology or computer science from a recognised university in Kenya;
- Have exposure in operating computers and good
skills in dealing with technical problems;
- Have at least two (2) years experience in ICT;
- Ability to multi task and dealing with diverse
issues and clients;
- A self disciplined, hard working person and
who can work with minimum supervision;
- Good communication and interpersonal skills;
and
- Can show innovation and creativity even during
course work and anxious to build a career in ICT.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Planning and execution of preventive and
curative maintenance;
- Installing and configuring computer hardware
operating systems and applications;
- Trouble shooting system and network problems
and solving the faults;
- Repairing and replacing basic IT accessories;
and
- Shall ensure efficient of ICT equipment and
facilities.
Payroll Manager
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1 Post
Job Group P
Requirements for appointment
- Be a holder of a first degree in any of the
following areas: Accounting, Commerce, Finance, Information Technology,
and Mathematics;
- Have 5 years experience in related work or
dealing with personal accounts;
- Ability to work independently with minimum
supervision.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Shall report to the County Public Service
Board for all purposes of salaries and allowances;
- Prepare payroll and make requisite returns to
the respective institutions;
- Ensure all payroll recoveries are timely made;
- Establish raw data for annual personnel county
budget preparation;
- Work closely with Human Resources Officer in
all the ministries;
- Shall ensure the CARPS programme is
implemented fully and accountable for all emolument payments.
General Conditions for all
Applicants:
- Must be a Kenya citizen
- That you already fulfils expectations of
Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on leadership and integrity
- Those who had applied for positions marked
“Re-Advertisement” need not re apply
- Terms and conditions of service for the
advertised posts are permanent and pensionable
- Apply for the job and attach photocopies of
the following documents in support of your application:
- National Identity Card
- Academic Certificates (from Primary to the
highest level attained), Professional Certificates, and Curriculum Vitae
that includes three referees
- Clearance Certificate from the Ethics and Anti
Corruption Commission
- Certificate of Good Conduct (Kenya Police
Criminal Investigation Department)
- Tax Clearance Certificate from KRA
- Credit Reference Bureau Certificate
- Clearance Certificate from HELB
- Certificate of Registration and a letter of
Good Standing, if one is a member of a professional body
- Harmonization of Terms and Conditions of
public service nationally are actively being discussed
- Health Staff shall in addition enjoy benefits
per existing Health Staff Scheme.
Kindly send or hand-deliver your
application to the undersigned on or before Friday 31st October, 2014
The Secretary
Nyandarua County Public Service Board,
P.O. Box 701-20303,
Ol’ Kalou, Kenya
Nyandarua County Public Service Board,
P.O. Box 701-20303,
Ol’ Kalou, Kenya
Nyandarua County Government is an equal opportunity employer.
Physically challenged and
marginalized persons are encouraged to apply.
