Laikipia County Public Service Board invites applications from competent and qualified serving officers to fill the following vacant positions in the department of Agriculture: –
CHIEF AGRICULTURAL OFFICER,
JOB GROUP ‘CPSB 07’. NUMBER OF VACANCIES 1 – (ONE).
Salary: KSH.
49,000X2,170-51,170X2,550-53,720X2,650-56,370X2,750-59,120X2,920-
62,040X3,080-65,120P.M.
Responsibilities
An officer at this level
may be deployed at the Sub-County Headquarters as a subject matter Specialist
to coordinate Gender and Home management; Land Development and Environmental
Management; Crop Development; Projects Monitoring and Evaluation; Extension,
Research Liaison and Training; or Promotion and development of Agribusiness
activities.
Specific duties will entail compilation of field reports, Organizing and facilitating training programmes in liaison with relevant institutions and agencies and maintain data for effective decision making.
Qualifications
For appointment to this
grade, an officer must have:-
- Served
in the grade of Senior Agricultural Officer in the Public Service for at
least three [3] years;
- A
Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Food Science, Home
Economics, Agriculture, Horticulture ,Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness,
Agriculture Extension and Education, or any other relevant and equivalent
qualification from a recognized institution;
- Attended
a management course lasting not less than four [4] weeks from recognized
Institution;
- A
Certificate in Computer application and
- Demonstrated
a high degree of administrative capability, technical and professional
competence as reflected in work performance and results
How to Apply
Applications complete with a detailed resume, a
copy of the National Identity card, copies of academic and professional
certificates and other testimonials should be emailed to:
- IMPORTANT
INFORMATION TO ALL APPLICANTS
- To
be considered, your application must be received on or before 30th January
- Application
and all other attachments should be sent as ONE
PDF document of not
more than 5 MBs.
- ONLY Shortlisted candidates will be
contacted and will be required to present their original academic and
Professional documents during the interview
- Laikipia
County Public Service Board only contacts through the number indicated
above and does not charge any fee at any of the recruitment stages
- Any
form of Canvasing will lead to automatic disqualification.
- Laikipia
County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Persons with
disability, marginalized and minorities are encouraged to apply