Assistant Director - Film Services - 6 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities
The officer at this level may be deployed either at the National or Regional Headquarters. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:- 

• Ensuring implementation of film policies, procedures and programmes, undertaking research, assisting in overall management of film production, camera, audio process, editing, design/animation services, archiving, licensing and liaison and dissemination;
• Producing and directing film projects, planning and organizing film festivals and budgeting for film production and film promotion activities;
• Supervising the compilation of National Film Catalogue, coordinating acquisition of modern and appropriate technology; 
• Monitoring and evaluation of service delivery standards and initiating re-engineering of film production processes for value addition;
• Facilitating Public Private Partnership (PPP) co-productions;
• Coordinating film production, camera, audio processes, editing design/animation, licensing and liaison, dissemination and marketing film services;
• Establishing and maintaining audio-visual archives; 
• Budgeting and managing resources for film production and promotion activities;
• Ensuring  maintenance of Regional Film database;
• Participating in development of departmental objectives and managing their implementation at the regional level; 

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of eight (8) years, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of  Senior Film Officer, CSG 9 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service; 
• A Bachelors Degree in the following disciplines: Film Production, Film and Animation, Theatre Arts and Film Technology, Broadcast Production (Film option), Communication Studies (Film option) or equivalent qualifications from a university recognized in the Kenya;

OR

• A Bachelors in the following field: Social Sciences, Information Science, Development Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Communications Studies, International Relations a university recognized in Kenya and a Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma in Film Production, Film and Animation, Mass Communication (Film/Animation option) or equivalent qualifications from a  recognized institution; and
• (iii)demonstrated ability and professional competence in film production as reflected in work performance and results