For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Director, Tourism CSG 5 or in a comparable and in  relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors degree in either Tourism or any other relevant field and equivalent qualification from  a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in Tourism or any other relevant field and equivalent qualifica-tion from  a university recognized in Kenya;
• Demonstrated ability in programme design management;
• Dompetencies to articulate the vision of the tourism sector; exercise leadership and team building; be able to motivate and inspire staff ,cultivate working relationships and sustainable development with stakeholders and ;
• Knowledge in the following areas: global ,regional emerging policy issues in Tourism ,environment and culture; success levels of various strategies suitable for developing countries; Tourism; Tourism act and other related statutes; and
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of tourism policies standards and objec-tives and ability to translate them to national goals and vision 2030 aspirations.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Secretary will be the overall head of the technical departments and the chief advisors on issues relating to the tourism act and related statutes, their interpretation, application and interpretation, application and implications. Duties and responsibilities will include:-

• Coordinating the technical activities;
• Managing overall tourism in Kenya;
• Formulation and implementation of tourism policies and programs;
• Promoting linkages within the tourism sector;
• Securing and managing financial support for development plans;
• Designing and implementing well prioritized and competitive programs;
• Spearheading formulation and implementation of policies and strategies relating to the sector and long-term goals for development of tourism;
• Contributing actively to the tourism directorate’s strategic development and promotion;
• Advising the cabinet secretary and principal secretary responsible for tourism on all professional matters relating to the formulation of policies, plans and regula-tions for development and promotion of tourism in Kenya;
• Ensuring implementation of tourism policies, strategies, programmes and pro-jects;
• Ensuring the development ,implementation and review of the national tourism strategy;
• Providing advice and guidance on all matters relating to tourism;
• Promoting public-private sector partnerships in the tourism sector;
• Mainstreaming tourism issues into the national development policies, goals and objectives;
• Overseeing development and reviewing bilateral, regional and international agreements and protocols on tourism;
• Ensuring representation of Kenya’s tourism sector in the regional and interna-tional tourism for a;
• Advising and recommending granting of incentives to stakeholders in the tourism sector; and
• Overseeing the development and review of Integrated.