Assistant Director - Public Relations and Communication

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible for: Analyzing information on programmes, significant events and impact on the customers in a specific sectoral area; researching on possible causes of negative publicity on the government on both local and National Press and assisting in the development of appropriate strategies to address the situation; identifying government events that require packaging for dissemination to the media and the public; and preparing and organizing fora where government programmes and projects can be propagated and promoted.

In addition the officer will prepare media supplements, documentaries, press releases/media features and ; regularly attend meeting at the public communication office to deliberate on cross-cutting issues that require to be centrally disseminated by the office of public communications.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

i) A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Mass Communication, Public Relations, Communications Studies, Journalism, International Relations, Social Sciences or any other approved equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;

ii) A Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Communication Studies; Mass Communication; Journalism, Public Relations; Information Science, Social Sciences or any other approved equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;

iii) At least nine (9) years’ relevant experience in the public service or private sector;

iv) Good oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili;

v) Be a person of high integrity, motivated and a team player; and

vi) Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.