Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Vision To be a transformative teaching service for quality education Mission To professionalize the teaching service for quality education and development Core Values Professionalism: All TSC employees shall observe requirements for professional conduct. The employees are expected to apply the skills, knowledge, competencies that meet ...

Responsibilities or duties

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• Overseeing exhibitions and events;
• Ensuring implementation of recommendations from reports;
• Overseeing the communication resource library;
• Ensuring appropriate environment for effective customer care;
• Prioritizing critical issues from daily media briefings;
• Ensuring up to date and interactive website and intranet;
• Overseeing the management of social media channels;
• Approving articles for publication, written speeches and press release;
• Overseeing the development and implementation of media and communication strategies;
• Overseeing the planning and coordination of corporate social investment activities;
• Coordinating protocol services for both internal and external events;
• Overseeing implementation of Risk Management mitigation strategies;
• Overseeing the implementation of audit recommendation;
• Approving operational work plans;
• Developing and monitoring proper utilization of the corporate communication budgets;
• Establishing and maintaining good relations with the media;
• Coordinating the preparation of Commissions annual report;
• Coordinating surveys on communication and customer care trends; and
• Supervising and guiding employees in the Division for optimum performance.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• OR
• Six (6) years’ experience in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: Mass Communication, Communication Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, Education (Languages) or any other approved equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree from a recognized institution is an added advantage;
• Membership to a profession body in good standing where applicable;
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

The terms and remuneration benefits for this Grade:

• Basic Salary Scale: Kshs 192,782 – Kshs 288,051
• House Allowance: Applicable rates
• Commuter Allowance: Kshs 14,000
• Leave Allowance: As provided in TSC Secretariat
• Annual Leave: 30 working days per calendar year
• Medical Cover: As provided in the TSC Secretariat Medical Scheme
• Terms of Service: Five (5) years contract renewable once subject to satisfactory performance.

• Overseeing exhibitions and events;
• Ensuring implementation of recommendations from reports;
• Overseeing the communication resource library;
• Ensuring appropriate environment for effective customer care;
• Prioritizing critical issues from daily media briefings;
• Ensuring up to date and interactive website and intranet;
• Overseeing the management of social media channels;
• Approving articles for publication, written speeches and press release;
• Overseeing the development and implementation of media and communication strategies;
• Overseeing the planning and coordination of corporate social investment activities;
• Coordinating protocol services for both internal and external events;
• Overseeing implementation of Risk Management mitigation strategies;
• Overseeing the implementation of audit recommendation;
• Approving operational work plans;
• Developing and monitoring proper utilization of the corporate communication budgets;
• Establishing and maintaining good relations with the media;
• Coordinating the preparation of Commissions annual report;
• Coordinating surveys on communication and customer care trends; and
• Supervising and guiding employees in the Division for optimum performance.

• Served in the grade of Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• OR
• Six (6) years’ experience in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: Mass Communication, Communication Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, Education (Languages) or any other approved equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree from a recognized institution is an added advantage;
• Membership to a profession body in good standing where applicable;
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.