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 guideline;
• Facilitate processing of passports and other travel documents;
• 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 Offcial County Government visitors;
• Provide guidance to senior staff, including the Governor, for high-level and official visits including on program development and event protocols;
• Research complex issues to provide advice and recommendation to senior management on national regulations and protocol guidelines;
• Contribute to the improvement of quality and efficient service by applving innovative initiatives to events and protocol management;
• Assist in planning and organizing receptions, banquets and dinners for County Government functions; and 10.Preparing and updating the guest profiles.

Requirements for Appointment

The candidate must:

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations or Studies or Diplomacy or Communication or Public Relations; or
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science with a Diploma in International Relations or diplomacy or Public Relations or Communications or human resource from a recognized institution;
• Have a minimum of Three (3) years’ experience in Protocol management or related field in the Public or Private sector;
• Have a Supervisory Course lasting not less than Two (2) weeks which will be an added advantage;
• Be proficient in Computer applications; and 6. Have good personality and high integrity.