Job Description
Director of Fisheries, J/G ‘R’ (1 Post) REF: CG/KLF/CPSB/ADVRT/52/11/21
Duties and responsibilities:
An officer at this level will head a directorate and will be responsible to the chief officer for all the technical functions of the respective directorate in line with the Fisheries Act (Cap. 378) and other related statutes.
In addition, the officer will be responsible for the general administration of human and financial resources; development and transfer of appropriate technology and innovations in liaison with the relevant research institutions; developing strategies to sustain gains from fisheries development activities; managing staff performance systems and coordinating the preparation of budgetary estimates.
Requirement and appointment:
• Served in the grade of Deputy Director of Fisheries or an equivalent qualification for a minimum period of three (3) years.
• Bachelors degree in any of the following fields; Fisheries, Zoology, Aquatic Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemistry or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Masters degree in any of the following fields;- Fisheries, Zoology, Aquatic Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemistry or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution
• Have knowledge of fisheries development and management policies, fisheries act and other related acts and international conventions.
• Be conversant with the national and international fisheries agreement, protocols and laws of the sea.
Terms of service: Permanent
Salary Scale: 121,430 – 169,140 p.m.
Other Allowances are as issued by Salaries and Remuneration Commission
For candidates to meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya, all applicants must obtain the following:
(a) Tax compliance certificate from KRA
(b) Clearance certificate from HELB
(c) Clearance certificate from Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC)
(d) Certificate of good conduct (DCC)
(e) Credit Reference Bureau clearance