Job Description
DIRECTOR, MINERAL EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION, ONE (1) POST: V/NO. 124
Basic Salary: Kshs. 143,640 – 262,420 p.m (CSG 5)
House allowance: Kshs. 60,000
Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 20,000
Leave Allowance: Kshs. 10,000
Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable/Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
(i) served for a minimum period of ten years (10), three (3) of which should have been
in the grade of Assistant Director/ Chief Superintending Geologist (Geological Survey),
CSG ‘7’ and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service
or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree in any of the following disciplines: Geology,
Engineering Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Environmental Geology or any
other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Geology, Engineering Geology,
Geophysics, Geochemistry, Environmental Geology, Environmental Science, Geoinformation Management, Nuclear Science, Petroleum Geochemistry, Hydrogeology
or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iv) a Registration by the Geological Registration Board of Kenya;
(v) demonstrated managerial and high degree of professional competence in work
performance; and
(vi) exhibited a thorough understanding of the national goals, policies objectives and
programmes and ability to relate them to the provision of reliable geological data and
information
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will include:-
(i) developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, standards and
guidelines on mineral
(ii) exploration and evaluation;
(iii) ensuring quality assurance on Mineral Exploration and Evaluation;
(iv) undertaking feasibility study in targeted high mineral potential areas;
(v) conducting detailed geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys;
(vi) assessing and analysing rocks, soils, sediments, minerals, and drill-core samples and
determination of grade;
(vii) delineating and evaluating mineral resources;
(viii) undertaking exploration risk evaluation;
(ix) conducting regional tectonic and metallurgic studies to provide context for province
(x) selection, property acquisition and project generation;
(xi) conducting deposit-scale structural evaluation to define geotechnical domains and
hydrogeological controls;
(xii) conducting geophysical modelling, enhancement and data visualization;
(xiii) preparing drilling plans, drilling spacing studies and sampling protocol definition;
(xiv) identifying geological materials for construction industry;
(xv) undertaking mineral exploratory drilling; and
(xvi) liaising with stakeholders on geophysical and other cross-cutting issues