Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer at County Government of Kakamega

Gross Consolidated Monthly Salary: Min Kshs. 219,128 – Max. 289,153 p.m.

Terms of Service: A single non-renewable term of six [6] years

Duties and Responsibilities.

The Secretary/CEO will be responsible to the Board for the Administration and Management of its Resources, Activities and Programmes. Specific duties and responsibilities include: –

• Facilitating, coordinating and ensuring execution of the Board’s mandate;
• Accounting and Authorized Officer of the Board;
• Overall in-charge of the Secretariat;
• Planning and Budgeting for the Board;
• Custodian of all Records, Assets and Minutes of the Board;
• Implementing decisions of the Board;
• Preparing both periodic and adhoc reports;
• Preparing the Agenda for Board meetings in consultation with the Chairperson of the Board and taking minutes;
• Initiating programmes and activities for staff performance and reward management;
• Preparing and submitting programmes and strategies necessary for achievement of Board’s mandate for the approval of the Board;
• Liaising with external and internal stakeholders; and
• Carrying out any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board.

Requirements and Competencies for Appointment:

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Master’s degree, preferably in Law, Human Resource Management/Development, Public Administration/Management, Economics or Finance or any relevant Social Science from a recognized University;
• Have ten (10) years working experience, five (5) of which should have been at a Senior Management level in Human Resource Management or related field, in a large organization;
• Have attended Strategic Leadership Course from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the County Government’s Mandate, Vision, Mission as well as Vision 2030;
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to tenets of Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya;
• Demonstrate a high degree of Administrative and Leadership capabilities;
• Must be a Certified Secretary (CS) and a member of Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) in good standing; and
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.