Duties and Responsibilities
Coordinating monitoring and implementation of national agricultural policies, strategies and standards;
Collaborating with stakeholders in monitoring compliance with standards on agricultural produce, products and services;
Domesticating international agreements and protocols in agricultural crops;
Facilitating control of trans-boundary pests, diseases and invasive species;
Formulating national agricultural programmes and projects
Coordinating national food security interventions;
Identifying and promoting public private partnerships in agricultural investments and initiatives;
Collaborating with stakeholders in prioritizing areas of agricultural research;
Mobilizing resources;
Coordinating performance management and
Managing and developing staff.
Requirements for Appointment
Be a Kenyan citizen
Must have either ten (10) years demonstrable and proven experience, three (3) of which must have been at Job Group CPSB 04/Q or its equivalent from the public sector or six years' experience at Job Group CPSB 05/P in the Public Service OR have either fifteen (15) years of demonstrable and proven experience, five (5) of which must have been at Job Group CPSB 04/Q or its equivalent from the private sector or eight years' experience at Job Group CPSB 05/P in the Private Service.
Bachelors of Science degree in any of the following disciplines:- Agriculture; Agronomy; Agribusiness Management and Enterprise Development; Agribusiness Management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Economics and Rural Development; Agricultural Extension and Education; Agricultural Marketing; Agricultural Resource Management; Agriculture and Extension; Agriculture and Home Economics; Agriculture and Human Ecology; Agriculture Economics; Crop Protection; Dry-land Resource Management; Dry-land Agriculture and Enterprise Development; Farm Management; Home Economics; Horticulture; Food Science and Technology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- Agribusiness Management; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Natural Resource Management; Agricultural Education; Agricultural Extension and Education; Agricultural Information and Communication Management; Agricultural Marketing; Agriculture and Applied Economics; Agriculture and Rural Development; Agriculture Economics; Agriculture Extension; Agricultural Studies; Agro-Bio Resource Science and Technology; Agronomy; Agro-processing; Biotechnology; Crop Production; Crop Protection; Dry-land Integrated Land Management Systems; Dry-land Resource Management; Dry-land Agriculture; Dry-land Agro Pastoral Systems; Dry-land Farming; Entomology; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Planning and Management; Farm Management; Floriculture; Food Science and Post-harvest Technology; Food Science and Technology; Applied Human Nutrition; Home Economics; Home Science; Home Management; Horticulture; Hydroponics; Integrated Soil Fertility Management; Land and Environmental Management, Land and Water Management; Plant Biotechnology; Plant Breeding and Biotechnology; Plant Breeding; Plant Health Science and Management; Plant Pathology; Project Planning and Management; Rural Management; Seed Science and Technology; Seed Science; Soil Environment and Land Use Management; Soil Science or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; will be an added advantage
Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution
Certificate of membership professional body from a recognized institution;
Certificate in computer application skills demonstrated professional competence and administrative capability required for planning, direction, control and coordination required for Agricultural function and demonstrated a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and programmes and the ability to translate them into Agricultural Function