KENYA TOURIST BOARD
Are you looking for a magical Career?
Our client, Kenya Tourist Board (KTB), a state corporation mandated to market Kenya locally and internationally as a premier tourist
destination would like to enhance its talent pool by engaging some of the best to join its team to occupy two vacant positions at its
Head Office in Nairobi.
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Reporting to the Managing Director, the ideal candidate will effectively and efficiently manage the Public Relations and Corporate
Communications functions to raise the profile of KTB and Kenya as a preferred tourist destination.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for:
• Developing and implementing KTB’s PR and Corporate Communications strategy and policies.
• Preparing and managing the Public Relations and Corporate Communications budget;
• Ensuring timely and efficient implementation of PR and Corporate Communications strategy and Annual Work Plan (AWP).
• Ensuring that departmental performance targets are set and achieved;
• Ensuring that Public Relations and Corporate Communications is effectively used to support the business objectives of KTB;
• Ensuring full implementation of the Quality Management System within the Public Relations and Corporate Communications
department;
• Mentoring, coaching and providing leadership to the Public Relations and Corporate Communications team;
• Managing the flow of information between and among KTB stakeholders;
• Educating and enhancing the importance and awareness of Kenya’s tourism products to the public locally and internationally;
• Coordinating surveys to measure customer satisfaction at KTB;
• Establishing a mechanism of collection of PR oriented industry issues and management thereof.
• Coordinating Public Relations programmes in the markets in liaison with the RMMs and MDRs; and
• Coordinating all KTB corporate social responsibility programmes, corporate sponsorship, corporate advertising and corporate
events.
Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelors degree in Social Sciences, Public Relations, Communications or related field. Post graduate degree in Public/
Corporate Communications will be an added advantage.
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Relations, Communications or in a relevant field; and
• Membership to a professional public relations body e.g. (Public Relations Society of Kenya) or any other equivalent and
recognised professional body.
• At least 5 years experience in public relations position with 3 years in a senior management and supervisory role in a large
organisation.
Personal Skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Team player with strong leadership and management skills; and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Highly computer literate with ability to work with Desktop Publishing software
Email applications are encouraged. Application letter, copies of academic testimonials and a coloured photo should be sent preferably
via email to: tetralinkeastafrica@gmail.com
Applications should be forwarded by 23rd June 2011 to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Tetralink Taylor & Associates
Georgia Mansion, Apartment No. 3, State House Crescent off
State House Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya.
P.O. Box 13418-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 020 2367583/4, 0727 380520
Email: tetralinkeastafrica@gmail.com
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.
All applicants will be contacted.