Republic of Kenya
County Assembly of Nyamira
The
county assembly service board of Nyamira invites applications from
suitably qualified Kenya citizens to fill the following vacant
positions:
1. Deputy Clerk
1 PostDuties and Responsibilities
- General supervision of all Departments
- External relations including international, inter-county Assemblies relations, conferences and protocol affairs
- Enhancing public understanding and knowledge of the work of County Assembly, increasing public accessibility and awareness and the operations
- Offering procedural advice to Mr. Speaker, other Presiding Officers and Members of County Assembly as required and overseeing the proceedings of the House.
- Preparation and presentation of orientation programmes for newly elected members of County Assembly;
Requirements for Appointment
- Meritoriously executed supervisory duties and responsibilities in a related organization for at least three(3) years;
- Served in, and shown proven and enduring flair for parliamentary procedure and practice, and have wide experience on the role, functions and operations of a legislative or local authority, through exhaustive service in all spheres of a legislative body;
- Attended a senior management course from a recognized institution, and
- A degree in a relevant field from a university recognized in Kenya.
2. Senior Clerk Assistant
2 Posts
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assisting in ensuring adherence to parliamentary procedure, practice, conventions, tradition and etiquette.
- Research involving search for fresh information/ facts by consulting appropriate sources like documents or persons
- Offering administrative services to the various types of County Assembly committees, including the County Assembly Service Board.
- Organizing activities pertaining to seminars and conferences for members of County Assembly and staff
Requirements for Appointment
- A degree from a University recognized in Kenya in any of the fields in law, engineering, finance, management, education, planning, development studies, gender studies and accounting.
- Demonstrable flair for commonwealth and Kenyan Legislative procedures.
- Demonstrable interest and commitment to the aims, objectives and principles of a devolved legislature.
- Good command of spoken and written English and Swahili coupled with demonstrable report writing skills.
3. Hansard Editor
1 Post
Duties and Responsibilities
- Translation
- In charge of Hansard Reporters, from whom the Officer will be receiving transcripts and sound recordings.
- Checking and amending transcripts for conformity with acceptable Legislative style.
- Approving transcripts for printing
- Research and compilation of indexes
Requirements for Appointment
- Minimum of three(3) years work experience as a Hansard Reporter I, OR
- Three(3) years’ experience in publishing the public sector or in a newspaper with national circulation;
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of the Legislative Standing Orders and Functional roles of legislative Committees;
- Demonstrable management and organizational skills; and,
- A Bachelors degree in Communication/ Languages, or in social sciences with a C(Plus) in English/Kiswahili
4. Hansard Audio Officer
1 Post
Duties and responsibilities
- Recording Assembly and Committee Proceedings
- Ensuring timely and accurate Audio Recordings of the Assembly and Committees
- Editing and Segmenting Audio recordings into (Takes) for Hansard Reporters for transcription
- Maintaining Cleanliness and proper functionality of recording Equipment.
- Liaising with Committee Clerks in report writing by Availing Audio Recordings for Reference.
- Conversion of Analogue Audio to Digital and Vice Versa and placing CD/DVD/ writing for external requests
- Covering Select Committees on Public Hearings
Requirements for Appointment
- Diploma in Mass Communication from a recognized institution, OR
- Diploma in Multimedia
- Demonstrated professionalism and Competence in Audio Production (Sound Production will be an Added Advantage).
5. Principal Human Resource Management Officer
1 Post
Duties and Responsibilities
- Staffing, HR Planning, Promotions and Deployment.
- Compensation and Regular job evaluation
- Job performance entailing development of job description and specifications, performance appraisal, training and development, incentive structures and enforcing discipline.
- Employee relations and welfare issues
- Development of HR Policy, Rules, Regulations and Policy, including Terms and Conditions of Service.
Requirements for Appointment
- Served for at least five (5) years in a Human Resource Office in a legislative body or its equivalent in the public service.
- A Masters Degree in Human Resource Management
- A thorough understanding of Human Resource Management policies, regulations and employee relations
- Demonstrable high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in the general organization and management of human resource and,
- Understanding of labour laws and other statutes that impact on human resource management.