Job Description
SENIOR PRINCIPAL LECTURER – TWENTY SIX (26) POSTS – V/NO 158/2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.90,200 – Ksh.124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.16,800 – Ksh.45,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.12,000 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 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or
Private sector;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Production,
Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, Dairy Science, Range Management, Food
Science and Technology, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management,
Leather Technology, Animal Health Management, Human Ecology, Education
(Chemistry/Biology/Mathematics/ Physics/Sociology /Community
Development/ Psychology/ Home Economics). Agricultural Extension
Education, Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Natural Resource Management,
Computer Science/Information Communication Technology, Environmental
Science, Dairy Science and Technology, Dairy Technology and Management or
equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) certificate in Training of Trainers (ToT) course lasting not less than two (2) weeks
from a recognized institution;
OR
Postgraduate Diploma in Education from a recognized institution; and
(iv) demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative
capabilities in initiating and implementing livestock training policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) preparing training materials and schemes of work for the training;
(ii) lecturing and assessing performance in areas of specialization;
(iii) designing and conducting research;
(iv) setting, moderating and marking examination papers;
(v) guiding and assessing students in their coursework courses, seminars and
workshops;
(vi) supervising students’ projects; supervising students on;
(vii) conducting internship, industrial and field attachment;
(viii) designing and delivering specialized training programmes;
(ix) compiling students’ semester reports;
(x) participating in developing and reviewing of the curriculum; counseling and
guiding students;
(xi) participating in development, production and acquisition of training materials;
and
(xii) organization field trips, demonstrations and relevant data collection.