Job Description
Advert Number TCPSB/26/2023
Job Title, Job Group and Number of Posts ENGINEER [2] (WATER MANAGEMENT), JOB GROUP ‘K’/CPSB 09 (ONE-1 POST)
Department where the job falls under Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock & Fisheries
Job Application Start Date 23-November-2023
Job Application End Date 15-December-2023
Job Description and Job Specification Salary Scale: Ksh.39,700 x1,470 – 41,170 x 1,520 – 42,690 x 1,710 – 44,400 x 1,920 – 46,320 x 2,000 – 48,320 x 2,290 – 50,610 x 2,350 – 52,960 p.m
Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail: mobilizing farmers for irrigation scheme development; updating the irrigation water users’ associations’ inventory; collecting and compiling data for irrigation planning; identifying and compiling inventory on relevant stakeholders in irrigation scheme development and management; setting up demonstrations of on-farm irrigation technologies; preparing training materials; training of irrigation farmers, farmer organizations and irrigation water users’ associations; and disseminating information on irrigation scheme management, supply and optimum use of water and management of irrigated enterprises at scheme level.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
(i) Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Resource Management, Dryland Agriculture, Soil Environment and Land Use Management or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
(ii) Certificate in computer application skills.