For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –

• Served in the grade of Deputy Director of Culture, Arts and Tourism or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service for at least three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: – Social sciences, Education, Sociology, Tourism Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Environmental Studies, Anthropology Degree, Human Resource management, Culture and heritage Management, Culture and Hospitality Management,
• A master degree in the above areas is an added advantage
• Attended a Management course lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution.
• A thorough understanding of the County goals, Policies and programs and the ability to relate them to the Culture, Arts and Tourism function.
• Registration with a professional body will be an added advantage
• Certification in project management will be an added advantage
• Certification in Monitoring and Evaluation will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial capabilities and initiatives as reflected in work performance and results.

Job Description

An officer at this level will be the Head of a Department and will be answerable to the County Chief officer for all technical and administrative services of the respective department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulation, Development, and overseeing, the Implementation of culture, arts and tourism policies and strategies and other necessary legislative framework;
• Liaising with other relevant stakeholders on Mobilizing resources for development of Culture, arts and tourism sector
• Initiating proposal for investment incentives for development of Culture, arts and tourism products and services in the county.
• Mainstreaming culture, arts and tourism policy issues into the County Development Policies, goals and objectives;
• Spearhead the development and coordination of policy guidelines for Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP);
• Formulate policy for attracting investments for the development of culture, arts and tourism business;
• Develop policy for consistent negotiations and implementation of culture, arts and tourism related bilateral and multilateral agreements including membership to National and international bodies and develop cultural exchange programs.
• Identify culture, arts and tourism research areas;
• Develop policy for County culture, arts and tourism training needs;
• Implementation of departmental performance management systems;
• Collaborating with other departments on culture, arts and tourism matters;
• Management and development of departmental staff;
• Overseeing collaboration of the department with other culture, arts and tourism installation in the counties

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