KURA Senior Corporate Affairs Officer job in Kenya

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Roads established by the Kenya Roads Act, 2007 with the core mandate of management, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of all public roads in the cities and municipalities in Kenya except where those roads are national roads. 

As the leading Government Agency with the above mandate, we wish to competitively fill the above positions with suitably qualified Kenyans as follows:
 

Senior Corporate Affairs Officer

Ref: KURA/CA/13/001
 

1 Post

Location: Headquarters
 

Department: Corporate Affairs
 

Reports To: Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
 

Job Grade: 6
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementation of communications, public relations and media strategies within the established procedures;
• Co-ordination of public relations activities of the Authority;
• Ensuring timely and effective communication with the media;
• Production and distribution of in-house journals, newsletters, and other related public corporate documents;
• Editing of web content and ensuring maintenance and updating of information on the Authority’s website by the ICT department;
• Implementation of Corporate Affairs Department plans in line with the corporate objectives;
• Undertaking media monitoring, event management and customer care management;
• Handling complaints raised by the Authority’s stakeholders;
• Establishing networks with the Media and other stakeholders;
• Development of documentaries and management of corporate branding.
• Coordination of regional and county communication events;
• Development and organization of press releases, media adverts, supplements, and tours;
• Organizing and coordinating public relations events and activities including corporate social responsibility in KURA; and
• Perform any other official duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications
 

Appointment to the position will be made from persons who:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Marketing, Business or any Social Science from a recognized University;
• Have Postgraduate Degree in Public Relations or Mass Communications; 
• Have satisfactorily served in the grade of Corporate Affairs Officer in the Authority or a comparable position with similar responsibilities in like organizations for a minimum period of three years;
• Are members of professional body such as Public Relations Society of Kenya(PRSK) or a
  recognized relevant professional body;
• Have good interpersonal, communication and computer skills;
• Have excellent script and speech writing skills; and
• Are assertive and team players.

Candidates who meet the set criteria should apply for the position(s) as well as download and fill the Job Application Form, attach their updated CVs, copies of certificates and testimonials and e-mail them to Jobs@kura.go.ke or post or hand deliver them so as to reach the under signed not later than 6th February, 2013.

All applications should have the respective job reference number clearly marked on the subject line of the email or envelope. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Director General
Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)
IKM Building, 5th Ngong Avenue
P.O. Box 41727-00100, GPO, 

Nairobi