Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURE, (KENYA SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE) – FIVE
(5) POSTS – V/NO 148/2023
Salary Scale: Ksh.102,860 – Ksh172,350p.m. (CSG 6)
House Allowance: Ksh.20,000 – Ksh.50,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.16,000 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, a candidate must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal Lecturer
CSG 7 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
(ii) Bachelor of Science Degree in any of the following agricultural fields:-
Agriculture; Crop Protection; Biotechnology; Agricultural Engineering;
Environmental Engineering; Bio-Systems Engineering; Soil and Water
Engineering; Irrigation Engineering; Structures and Process Engineering;
Farm Power and Machinery; Environmental Science; Soil Environment and
Land Use Management; Farm Management; Food Science and Technology;
Agro-processing; Food, Nutrition and Dietetics; Food Science and Post-
harvest Technology; Agricultural Economics and Rural Development;
Agribusiness Management and Enterprise Development; Agricultural
Marketing; Entrepreneurship; Agricultural Extension and Education;
Horticulture (Floriculture, Hydroponics); Dry-land Resource Management;
Home Economics; Home Science; Home Management; Agriculture and Human
Ecology Extension or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized
institution; and
(iii) demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities:
An officer at this level may be deployed as Deputy Director, Main Campus or Satellite
Campus. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Main Campus
(i) spearheading the formulation, interpretation and implementation of the
School’s academic policies and strategies;
(ii) coordinating development, implementation, review, monitoring, and
evaluation of training programmes;
(iii) overseeing admission of students; overseeing administration of
examinations, seminars, workshops and symposia;
(iv) overseeing the promotion of School’s programmes; collaborating with other
stakeholders in the development of curricula and syllabi;
(v) guiding on research and consultancy activities; liaising with relevant
institutions and agencies on training matters;
(vi) overseeing compliance with rules and regulations;
(vii) coordinating the preparation of work plans and budgets; and
(viii) supervising, counseling, coaching and mentoring of staff.
Satellite Campus
(i) formulating, interpreting, implementing and reviewing of the Kenya School of
Agriculture training policies, programmes and strategies;
(ii) facilitating the designing, acquisition, development and production of training
materials and aid; overseeing acquisition of tools and equipment;
(iii) liaising with relevant institutions and agencies on training matters;
(iv) monitoring preparation and review of schemes of work, lesson notes and
lesson plans;
(v) overseeing preparation of training plans, setting, moderation and marking
of assignments and examinations;
(vi) maintenance of trainees performance records;
(vii) coordinating training programmes, seminars, workshops and symposia;
overseeing conduct of research and consultancy activities in relevant
areas;
(viii) facilitating educational trips, visits and field attachments;
(ix) overseeing performance management and staff appraisal;
(x) managing the institution assets;
(xi) coordinating the preparation of work plans and budgets;
(xii) overseeing coaching, mentoring, guiding and counseling of staff and
trainees.