Government Jobs in Kenya - Kitui

County

Assembly of Kitui
 

Application

for the Position of the Chairperson – The County Assembly Audit

Committee 

Pursuant

to Section 155(5) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and regulation

167(1) of the Public Finance Management (County Governments) Regulations

2015 

The

County Assembly of Kitui is in the process of establishing the County Assembly

Audit Committee.  

The

Audit committee will support the County Assembly on issues of risk control,

governance among other responsibilities.

The County Assembly of Kitui therefore invites applications from suitably

qualified Kenyans for the positions of Chairperson of the Audit

Committee. 

To be

appointed as a chairperson of the audit committee, a person should hold a

degree from a university recognized in Kenya and have knowledge and experience

of not less than seven (10) years in any of the following fields.
 

i.

Accounting / Auditing / Finance
 

iii.

Security / Risk Management
 

Members

of the audit committee shall

i.

Have a good understanding of County government operations, financial management

and reporting or auditing.

ii. Have a good understanding of the objects, principles and functions of the

County Assembly;
and

iii. Meet the requirement of chapter six of the constitution.

i.

Members of the audit committee shall serve on a part-time basis for a period of

three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further one term

only.

ii. The allowances payable to the members of the audit committee shall be

determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.

iii. A

person shall not be qualified for appointment as a chairperson of the Audit

Committee if the person;

(a) is a past or present employee of the County Assembly of Kitui; or
 

(b)

has been as an employee or an agent of a business organization which has

carried out any business with the County Assembly of Kitui for the last two

years.

Application

for Membership to The County Assembly Audit Committee

Pursuant

to Section 155(5) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and regulation

167(1) of the Public Finance Management (County Governments) Regulations 2015

The

County Assembly of Kitui is in the process of establishing the County Assembly

Audit Committee. 

The

Audit committee will support the County Assembly on issues of risk control,

governance among other responsibilities.

The County Assembly of Kitui therefore invites applications from suitably

qualified Kenyans for the positions of membership to the Audit
Committee. 

To be

appointed as a member of the audit committee, a person should hold a degree

from a university recognized in Kenya and have knowledge and experience of not

less than ten (7) years in any of the following fields.
 

i.

Accounting / Auditing / Finance
 

iii.

Security / Risk Management
 

Members

of the Audit Committee shall

i.

Have a good understanding of County Government operations, financial;

management and reporting or auditing.
 

ii. Be

an independence proactive leader with confidence and integrity;
 

iii.

Be a highly respectable and experienced person, who possesses strong

interpersonal skills and time available to develop and closely monitor the

Audit Committee’s agenda.

iv. Have a good understanding of the objects, principles and functions of the

County Assembly;
 

v.

Meet the requirement of chapter six of the constitution.
 

i.

Members of the audit committee shall serve on a part-time basis for a period of

three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further one term

only.
 

ii.

The allowances payable to the members of the audit committee shall be

determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.

iii. A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a member of the Audit

Committee if the person;

(a) is a past or present employee of the County Assembly of Kitui; or
 

(b)

has been as an employee or an agent of a business organization which has

carried out any business with the County Assembly of Kitui for the last two

years.

i. All

applicants should avail copies of current clearance certificate from CID, HELB,

KRA, EACC and from any of the approved credit clearance bureaus during the

interview.

ii. Application in a sealed envelope together with a detailed curriculum vitae,

copies of academic and professional certificates, national identity cards,

testimonials, clearance and any other relevant supporting documents, clearly

marked application for membership to the Kitui County Assembly Audit Committee,

should be address to-

The Clerk
County Assembly of Kitui
P.O Box 694-90200
Kitui.

So as to be received on or before 8th July, 2016. 

Only

shortlisted candidates will be contacted.