Job Title

• Parish Chief (PC)

Salary Scale

• U7

Reports To

• Sub County Chief

Responsible For

• —

Job Purpose

• To carry out the overall administration and management of a Parish Unit in the Local Government.

Key Outputs

• Performance reports on Parish operations prepared;

• Revenue in the Parish collected and accounted for;

• Work Plans and Budgets for the operation of the Parish prepared;

• National and Local Government policies and programmes implemented and Council bye-laws enforced in the parish;

• Parish Community mobilized for developmental programmes;

• Technical support to Parish Council provided;

• Parish Council minutes recorded and resolutions disseminated to the relevant authorities;

• Government and District Projects and programmes implemented at the parish;

• Law and order in a parish coordinated and maintained.

Key Functions

• Preparing and compiling reports on parish operations for the attention of the Sub-County Chief;

• Collecting and accounting for Local revenue in the Parish;

• Preparing work plans and budgets for the operations of the Parish;

• Enforcing the implementation of National and Local Government policies, programmes and Council bye-laws in the Parish;

• Undertaking the mobilization of the Parish Community for Government development programmes and projects;

• Providing technical support to the Parish Council on any matters relating to lower Local Government governance;

• Undertaking duties of Secretariat to the Parish Council;

• Managing and monitoring Local Government projects implemented in the Parish;

• Coordinating the maintenance of law and order in a parish.

Person Specifications

Qualifications

• “A” Level Certificate from a recognized Institution;

• Certificate in either Public Administration and Management or Social Work and Social Administration;

• Post basic training lasting not less than two (2) years in areas of education, environment and public administration will be an advantage.

Competences

• Planning, organizing and coordinating;

• Mobilization skills;

• Public relations and customer care;

• Communication;

• Ethics and integrity;

• Concern for quality and standards