Job Description
Qualifications and Requirements:
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh. 31,270 – 41,260 p.m. (CSG11) House Allowance: Ksh. 4,200 - 10,000 p.m. (Depending on duty station) Commuter Allowance: Ksh. 4,000 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 and Pensionable For appointment to this grade, an officer must have a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Natural Resource Management, Environmental Sciences, Agriculture, Livestock Production or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya.
Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) identifying ASALs strategic/special development needs and review strategies for enhancement of livelihoods resilience;
(ii) identifying relevant stakeholders in implementation of ASAL programmes;
(iii) collecting information for the development of a framework for coordination of responses against drought and desertification;
(iv) collecting and analyzing data to promote market research for livestock product and other resources in ASALs;
(v) developing strategies for value addition of resources in ASALs;
(vi) collecting data for promotion of drought resistant crops and fodder in ASALs;
(vii) undertaking resilience programmes that mitigate livestock loss during drought