Job Description
DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEATHER DEVELOPMENT – ONE (1) POST – V/NO. 161 /2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.102,860 – Ksh.172,350 p.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, an officer must have; -
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Assistant Director,
Leather Development, CSG 7, or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider
public service;
(ii) a Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Leather Technology, Footwear
Technology, Materials Technology (Leather) or Leather Design and Development
from a university recognised in Kenya;
OR
a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science or Animal Science with a basic 2 - year
certificate or Diploma or at least one year post graduate training in Hides and Skins
or Leather Technology from a recognized institution; and
(iii) shown outstanding administrative capability and professional competence
required in managing leather development and services.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -
(i) coordinating the implementation of policies and legislation in respect to hides,
skins, leather and leather goods production and trade;
(ii) legislations and strategies for leather development ;
(iii) organizing for the verification of tanning agents and materials and assessing
tannery waste to prevent environmental pollution;
(iv) preparing project proposals in leather development for resource mobilization;
(v) coordinating the inspection and verification of quality and quantity of wool, fur,
hides, skins and leather for export;
(vi) ensuring that the legal requirements of the hides and skins trade are being
complied with ; analyzing and interpreting data on production trends and
making recommendations;
(vii) planning for trainings and demonstration on best practices to stakeholders for
production of high quality hides ,skins and leather products;
(viii) coordinating the sensitization of stakeholders on value addition of hides, skins
and leather: participating in research agenda setting on new technology in
curing, storage, tanning and tanning chemicals in liaison with other
stakeholders:
(ix) mitigating emerging challenges faced by stakeholders in the leather industry;
and
(x) advising investors on the requirements for establishing commercial tanneries.