Communications Public Relations Jobs at Summit Recruitment and search and Murang’a County Public Service Board


Deadline of this Job: 03 January 2023
JOB DETAILS:

Key Requirements:
• Contribute meaningfully through innovative ideas and approaches to the organization
• Contribute through original content creation and maintenance to the organization’s website, social media channels, email campaigns and website.
• Maintain the organization’s branding standards both internally and externally.
• Ability to identify opportunities to raise brand awareness and capitalize on them
• Contribute to build staff capacity and expand the voice to our external audience.
• Make, grow and maintain key industry media contacts to further the organization
• Maintain and contribute to the organization’s partnerships through consistent communications and content creation and distribution.
• Regularly create press releases that grow the organization’s international media exposure.
• Contribute regularly to the reporting requirements for both internal and external audiences.

Qualifications:
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields public relations, corporate communication, mass communication and journalism or other related degree from a recognized institution.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in practical communications management across a broad geography.
• Excellent ability to develop effective partnerships.
• A background in areas related to communications and conservation.
• Knowledge of an international working environment involving government, donors, and NGOs.
• Experience working with international media.
• Experience in online marketing, communication and managing social media channels
• Experience writing, editing, proofreading printed or online content for diverse audiences and creating both long and short form videos
• A personal style that inspires trust, teamwork, professionalism and cooperation.
• High quality photography skills are a plus.
• Fluency in Swahili is required, a foreign language is an added advantage.


Deadline of this Job: 11 January 2023  
JOB DETAILS:
The Chief Officer shall be the accounting and authorized officer in respect of exercise of delegated power and shall be responsible to the respective County Executive Committee Member.

Duties and responsibilities will entail:
• Administration of the County department;
• Implementation of policies and programmes;
• Development and implementation of strategic plans and sector development plans;
• Providing strategic policy direction for effective service delivery;
• Planning and implementation effective programmes to attain vision 2030, sector goals
• and SDGs;
• Ensuring compliance with national values and principles of good governance as outlined
• in Article 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya;
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the appointing authority.

Requirements for appointment
For appointment to the grade, an officer must:
• Be a Kenyan citizen.
• Be in possession of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University in Kenya,
• Have a vast knowledge and experience in the related field,
• Be conversant with the Constitution of Kenya and all the devolution laws;
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of County development objectives and vision 2030;
• Be a strategic thinker and result oriented;
• Have excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Have capacity to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines;
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the values and principles espoused in
• Article 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya;
• Have a working experience and knowledge of using computers; and
• Satisfy the requirements of chapter six of the constitution of Kenya 2010.
• Possession of a Master’s degree in a related field will be an added advantage

Terms of service: Contract
Salary: As Prescribed by Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC)