Vihiga County whose headquarters is in Mbale is Located in the Western Region of Kenya. It boarders Nandi to the East, Kisumu County to the South, Siaya County to the West and KAKAMEGA County to the North. It is one of the four Counties in the former Western Province. Vihiga County has five Constituencies; Luanda, Emuhaya, Hamisi, Sabatia and Vihiga.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing County Government of Vihiga processes, procedures, standards and guidelines;
• Receive, accompany and see off Official delegations and County Government guests;
• Assist in drawing up programs for official visits;
• Assist in organizing hospitality and other logistic arrangements for Official County Government visitors;
• Contribute to the improvement of quality and efficient service by applying innovative initiatives to events and protocol management;
• Assist in planning and organizing receptions, banquets and dinners for County Government functions; and
• Assist in preparing and updating the guest profiles;
• Preparing periodic departmental reports.

Requirements for Appointment

The candidate must: –

• Have a Diploma in International Relations or Studies or Diplomacy or Communication or Public Relations; or
• Have a minimum of Three (3) years’ experience in Protocol management or related field in the Public or Private sector;
• Be proficient in Computer applications; and 4. Have good personality and high integrity.