Assistant Director, Kenya National Archives and Documentary Services (KNADS) – 8 Posts
For Appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;
- served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal Archivist, CSG ‘8’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
- a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines; Information Science, (Record and Archives Management Option), Library and Information Science (Record and Archives Management Option), Science (Record and Archives Management Option) from a University recognized in Kenya.
Or
- a Bachelor s degree in Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya and a Post Graduate Diploma in Records Management and Archival Studies from a recognized institution.
- be conversant with the Public Archives and Documentation Service Act (Cap 19), Records Disposal Act (Cap 14 ) and other policy documents relating to the management of public records and archives; and
- demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities in initiating implementing archival policies.
Duties and responsibilities.
Duties and responsibility for this post includes:
- assessing the condition of records and recommending appropriate remedy;
- coordinating training on records and archives management;
- coordinating biannual stocktaking of the archival materials;
- ensuring Security of records from physical, biological, or chemical agents of destruction;
- ensuring safe custody and maintenance of archival holding;
- overseeing the development of records retention /disposal schedules in sector;
- compiling administrative history and descriptive list for records groups;
- developing annual archival calendar for records to be released to the public for access;
- developing standardizing notes for guided tours;
- ensuring periodical rotation of gallery exhibition; and
- ensuring maintenance of microfilming, audio visual and conversation equipment.
Assistant Director – Culture- 7 Posts
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;
- served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal Culture Officer or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
- a Bachelor degree in any of the following discipline; Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Philosophy, Archeology, Creative Arts, Theatre, Arts, Music, Fine Arts, Kiswahili and Literacy Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Indigenous Languages or its equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;
- shown merit outstanding professional competence and administrative ability as reflected in work performance and results.
Duties and responsibilities
- verifying and endorsing registration forms for cultural practitioners; from association and committees for effective service delivery disseminating cultural information to the community;
- initiating and participating in cultural development activities;
- coordinating community activities to preserve and promote tangible and intangible cultural diversity;
- undertaking capacity building workshops, seminars, symposia, exhibitions, concert, festivals, competition and research, meeting and disbursement of cultural grants and preparing cultural groups to participate during national and international functions;
- ensuring the development of creative cultural progranmmes and preparing periodic reports;
- ensuring the development of creative cultural industries;
- recommending persons for awards and honors as national heroes and heroines
- identifying development partners and strengthening linkages existing linkages with stakeholders for cultural development and posterity;
- establishing and managing the community cultural center; and
- participating in cultural cooperation protocol meeting and organizing local, region and international cultural exchange programmes.
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- Assistant Director, Kenya National Archives and Documentary Services (KNADS) – 8 Posts
- Assistant Director – Culture- 7 Posts
