Job Description
Communication Jobs. Office of the Controller of Budget Jobs
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for designing and implementing Public Relations and Corporate Communications strategies.
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Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
- Coordinating efficient and effective corporate communications services to the CoB.
- Coordinating, developing, reviewing, and implementing corporate communications policies, strategies, procedures, and guidelines for the CoB’s compelling performance.
- Ensuring effective implementation and compliance with the Right to Access to Information.
- Coordinating the mainstreaming, implementation, and adherence to regulatory requirements concerning gender and disability mainstreaming, diversity, and other cross-cutting obligations.
- Spearheading the preparation and publication of corporate communications reports and activities through electronic, print, and social media.
- Budget oversight for transparency.
- Coordinating the designing of branding activities.
- Undertaking content creation for the CoB website.
- Coordinating the implementation of the CoB corporate social responsibility activities.
- Coordinating the preparation and submission of reports on the performance of Access to Information to the Commission on Administrative Justice.
- Facilitating stakeholders’ awareness of the right to access information.
- Ensuring maintenance of a Risk Management Register.
- Coordinating capacity building in communications and public relations.
- Providing governance mechanisms for transparency and integrity.
- Coordinating mentorship and coaching programmes in CoB.
- Coordinating the development, implementation, and review of the department’s service charter.
- Initiating and promoting Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) at CoB.
- Ensuring the department implements a business continuity plan.
- Promoting stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship in the department.
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience, and Attributes / Skills)
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Journalism, Mass Communications, Public Relations, Communication and Media, or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Journalism, Mass Communications, Public Relations, Communication and Media, or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership
- Membership in good standing with a relevant professional body.
- Previous Relevant Work Experience
- Satisfactorily served for a cumulative fifteen (15) years of relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Manager, Public Relations/Corporate Communication
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How to Apply
All applications must be emailed to the email address: recruitment@cob.go.ke. No physical / paper applications will be accepted.
Applicants must attach the following documents:
- Dully filled Application Form
- Academic and professional certificates
- Other relevant testimonials
- A scanned cover letter dully signed by the applicant
Please note that it is a criminal offence to provide false information and documents in the job application.
Upon being successful and granted an offer of employment, the successful candidate MUST present clearances and satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by providing copies of the following;
- Tax compliance certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
- Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
- Clearance certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB
- Clearance Form from the Ethics and Anti -Corruption Commission (EACC)
The Controller of Budget
Bima House 12th Floor, Harambee Avenue.
P.O Box 35616 -00100 Nairobi
The job advertisement will close on by 2nd December, 2025 at 5:pm.
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