Job Description
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICER - ONE (1) POST V/NO. 124/2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.50,610 - Ksh.90,200 p.m. (CSG 8)
House Allowance: Ksh.15,400 - Ksh.35,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.8,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Senior Research
Officer CSG 9 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public
service;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following sciences: Engineering (Mechanical,
Structural, Electrical), Industrial Design and Technology and Aeronautics; and
(iii) shown merit and ability work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
(i) ensuring implementation and evaluating of research programmes in both public
and private sector;
(ii) organizing seminars, workshops and symposia for sensitization of research
findings;
(iii) designing methodologies of conducting targeted and policy oriented special
studies to generate data for planning and management of research programmes
within the sector and compiling technical information;
(iv) developing systems for research coordination and data processing.