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;
How to Apply
Applications
must be made in writing and should be clearly marked “Application for
Secretary/Chief Executive Officer to County Public Service Board” on the
right-hand corner of the envelope and
Hand Delivered or sent through Courier to the Chairperson’s Office located
at Western Regional Commissioner’s Offices, Block ‘B’ – 2nd Floor and addressed
to:
THE CHAIRPERSON
COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
P.O. BOX 458-50100 KAKAMEGA
OR
- Applications may also be submitted online with the relevant
attachments and emailed to chairpersoncpsb@kakamega.go.ke.
- All applications should be received on or before 18th March 2026 at
5.00 pm.
- Each application MUST be accompanied by a detailed CV, copies of
relevant academic and professional certificates, National Identity Card or
Passport, testimonials, other relevant supporting documents and copies of
clearances from KRA, CRB, CID, EACC and HELB.
- Applicants are advised to provide accurate information when making
applications, those who give false information regarding their credentials
and qualifications will be automatically disqualified.
