Job Description
Qualifications and Requirements:.
Basic Salary Scale Ksh. 169,140 – 324,430 p.m. (CSG 4) House Allowance: Ksh. 80,000 p.m Commuter Allowance: Ksh. 24, 000 p.m. Leave Allowance: As existing in the Civil Service Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year Medical Cover: As provided by the government Terms of Service Permanent or Local Agreement For appointment to this grade an officer must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of twelve (12) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Deputy Director Fisheries or Blue Economy, CSG 6 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the Wider Public Service or Private Sector;
(ii) a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields:- Fisheries Science; Applied Aquatic Sciences; Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology; Biology; Zoology; Botany; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Marine and Coastal Fisheries Management and Development; Marine Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Natural Resources Management; Conservation Biology and Resource Development; Geology; Hydrology; Environmental Sciences; Sociology; Food Science and Technology; Tourism; Wildlife; Energy; Remote Sensing; Spatial Planning; Land Economics; Geophysics; Oceanography; Chemistry or any other equivalent and relevant qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: - Fisheries Science; Fisheries Management, Hydrology, Applied Aquatic Sciences; Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology; Marine and Coastal Fisheries Management and Development; Marine Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Natural Resources Management; Conservation Biology and Resource Development; Environmental Sciences; Food Science and Technology; Oceanography; or any other equivalent and relevant qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iv) acquired wide experience in all aspects of fisheries management, development of policies and is fully conversant with the Fisheries Act and all relevant national and international instruments;
(v) clear understanding of National, Regional, Continental and International Development goals, policies, strategies and instruments and ability to link them to sustainability;
(vi) demonstrated ability in Conflict Resolution; and
(vii) experience in mobilizing and managing resources
Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) providing advice on all technical matters;
(ii) overseeing the planning of overall development, reviewing and implementing of policy, legal, regulatory and institutional framework for fisheries, aquaculture and blue economy for management, development, food and nutrition security;
(iii) overseeing matters of regional and international fisheries protocols, conventions, declarations and standards for shared fisheries and aquaculture resources and migratory fish stocks;
(iv) overseeing the Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies domiciled in the State Department;
(v) providing Secretariat service to the Kenya Fisheries Advisory Council;
(vi) being a focal point person for programmes and projects, national, regional and international fisheries and aquaculture management and development organizations, commitments and declarations on Blue Economy Management Development;
(vii) coordinating fisheries, aquaculture and blue economy policy research and collaboration;
(viii) overseeing domestication and implementation of regional and international fisheries management conventions and protocols;
(ix) coordinating mobilization of resources for fisheries and Aquaculture management and Development and blue economy;
(x) promoting Kenya as center for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Blue Economy building and staff development of Fisheries Personnel; and
(xi) overseeing the development of blue economy master plan