Kitui County is located 170Km to the South East of Nairobi City. It covers an area of about 30,496 km2. It borders Machakos and Makueni Counties to the West, Tana River County to the East, Taita-Taveta County to the South, and Embu and Tharaka- Nithi Counties to the North.

Terms of service: 

Three (3) year contract on part time basis, renewable once, subject to performance

Requirements for Appointment

• Be a citizen of Kenya;
• Possess at least an undergraduate degree from a recognized university in the field in which she or he has been practicing;
• Satisfies the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution;
• Not a past or present employee of the entity, and shall not have served as an employee or agent of a business organization which has carried out any business with Kitui County in the last two (2) years;
• Have at least ten (10) years of experience in a senior management position, where their scope of work covered the entire organization they were working with;
• Be a member in good standing of a professional body such as: IIA, ICPAK, ICPSK, IAK, APSEA, ACFE, LSK or any other relevant professional body;
• Be independent and proactive leader with confidence and high integrity;
• Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the object, principles and functions of the Government of Kitui County;
• Demonstrate competence in leadership and business management;
• Possess a good understanding of government operations, financial reporting and auditing;
• Possess excellent working knowledge of audit committees functions and risks management framework;
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and time available to develop and monitor the committee agenda; and
• Not a holder of a political office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Set agenda for each meeting with the Committee members;
• Provide oversight on risk management, controls and governance processes and audit affairs of the County Government and make appropriate recommendations to the County Executive Committee regarding internal control and audit matters;
• Follow up on the implementation of the recommendations of internal and external auditors;
• Arrange for periodic reviews of the effectiveness of the Audit Committee alongside its mandate;
• Demonstrate independence and impartiality in decision making which accord with the legal constitutional and policy requirement; and
• Provide clarification to members on the Audit Committee’s responsibilities.