Laikipia County Public Service Board invites applications from competent and qualified serving officers to fill the following vacant positions in the department of Agriculture: –
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
AGRICULTURE, JOB GROUP ‘CPSB 05’,
NUMBER OF VACANCIES – 4
(FOUR).
Salary:
87,360X3,190-90,550
X4,490-95,040X4,860-99,900X5,010-104,910X5,240- 110,150X5,500-115,650X
5,780-121,430P.M
Duties and
responsibilities
An officer at this level will be deployed at
the County Headquarters. The Officer may be deployed as the Deputy to the
County Director of Agriculture or as a subject matter specialist in charge of
Horticulture, Crops, Agribusiness and Value addition and Crops Development
services.
Duties and responsibilities will involve: implementation of the Strategic Plan and objectives of the Directorate, handling technical, administrative, budgetary and assets management issues; team building and setting performance targets and standards in consultation with the County Director of Agriculture.
Other duties will involve
compilation of field reports, and organizing and facilitating training
programmes in liaison with relevant institutions and agencies to provide and
maintain data for effective decision making.
Qualifications
For appointment to this
grade, an officer must have: –
- Served
in the grade of Principal 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;
- A
Master’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;
Or
- Have
served at the directorate’s senior management position for a period of not
less than 5
- A
Certificate in Computer application and
- Demonstrated
a high degree of professional, technical competence and team building as
reflected in work performance and
- Attended
a management course lasting not less than four [4] weeks from recognized
Institution;
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