Minimum Qualification: Bachelor Experience Level: Senior level Experience Length: 6 years
Grade TVETA 4 Vacancy No. TVETA/28/JUN. 2018: (Re-advertisement) Basic Salary Scale: Kshs. 96,300 – 127,800 pm
(a) Duties and Responsibilities Reporting to the Director, Corporate Services, the Senior Public Communication Officer will be responsible for the following:
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 Authority on both local and international press and developing appropriate strategies to address the situation;
Identifying Authority events that require packaging for dissemination to the media and the public;
Preparing and organizing fora where Authority policies, programmes and projects can be propagated and promoted; 30
Preparing media supplements, documentaries, press releases/media features;
(b) Requirements for appointment For appointment to this grade, an officer must:
Have served in the grade of Public Communications Officer or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service or Private Sector for a minimum period of six (6) years with at least three years in senior management level;
Have 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;
Have a Master’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;
Attended a senior management course lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution
Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.
Possess good oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili;
Have demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.
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