COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT II - JG J - ONE (1 POST)( RE-ADVERTISEMENT)

Terms of service; Contract 3years

Salary; As per SRC

Duties and responsibilities;

i. Development and distribution of pressreleases and other materials to the media;

ii. Editing stories on various topical issuesbefore they are released to the public;

iii. Liaising with media practitioners and thepublic on issues of mutual concern;

iv. Scheduling interviews with governmentofficials;

v. Managing assigned projects/programmes;

vi. Assisting in building corporate relations;

vii. Undertaking media monitoring;

viii. Participating in event organization andmanagement; and

ix. Perform other duties that may be assignedfrom time to time by the Governor.

Qualifications

i. Be a Kenyan citizen.

ii. Be a holder of a Diploma from a recognizedinstitution in Kenya in any of the following: Mass Communication, PublicRelations, Journalism, Media Studies/Science or a related field.

iii. Have working experience of not less than 3years preferably in Communication and/or Public Relations.

iv. Possess good oral and writtencommunication skills in both English and Kiswahili.

v. Should have good attention to detail andgood relationship management skills.