Job Description
SECRETARY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & INNOVATION – ONE (1) POST –
V/NO. 143 /2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.180,160 - Ksh.335,450 p.m. (CSG 4)
House Allowance: Ksh.80 000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.24, 000 p.m.
Entertainment Allowance: Ksh.65,000 p.m.
Extraneous Allowance: Ksh.60,000 p.m.
Domestic Servants Allowance: Ksh.15,600 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 /Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
(i) served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have
been at the grade of Director, Agricultural Research and Innovation, CSG 5 or in
a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors of Science degree in any of the following fields: Agriculture,
Agriculture and Home Economics, Agricultural Information Communication
Management, Agriculture and Human Ecology, Horticulture, Agricultural
Economics, Agribusiness, Agriculture and Extension, Agricultural
Extension and Education, Agricultural Resource Management, Dryland
Agriculture and Enterprise Development, Food Science and Technology,
Food Nutrition and Dietetics or any other relevant and equivalent
qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) a Masters Degree in any of the following fields: Agriculture, Agriculture and
Home Economics, Agricultural Information Communication Management,
Agriculture and Human Ecology, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics,
Agribusiness, Agriculture and Extension, Agricultural Extension and
Education, Agricultural Resource Management, Dryland Agriculture and
Enterprise Development, Food Science and Technology, Food Nutrition and
Dietetics, Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology, Soil Environment and Land Use
Management, Soil Science, Seed Technology and Trade, Integrated Soil
Fertility Management, Land and Water Management, Crop Protection,
Agriculture and Rural Development, or any other relevant and equivalent
qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iv) membership of a relevant professional body and in good standing (where
applicable).
Duties and Responsibilities
The Secretary Agricultural Research and Innovation will be responsible to the Principal
Secretary for provision of technical advice on agricultural research to establish a logical,
well founded and coordinated, solution oriented and impactful agricultural research
system. Specific duties and responsibilities include:-
(i) coordinating the development, implementation and review of policies, plans,
strategies, guidelines, standards, programmes and projects for research and
innovation;
(ii) coordinating the formulation and implementation of resource mobilization
strategies for research and innovation;
(iii) promoting commercialization of research technologies and innovations;
(iv) mobilizing support for establishing centers of excellence in research and
innovation;
(v) promoting public private partnership in agricultural research and innovation;
(vi) overseeing the management and maintenance of data and information on
agricultural research and innovation;
(vii) coordinating monitoring and evaluation of agricultural technologies;
(viii) facilitating feasibility studies and impact assessments of agricultural research
programs;
(ix) attending and presenting agricultural research and innovation papers in national,
regional and international conferences, fora, workshops, symposia and seminars;
(x) promoting the transfer of modern and appropriate technologies and innovations
to value chain actors;
(xi) managing capacity building and skills development related to agricultural
research and innovation; and
(xii) managing human resources in the directorate including performance
management.