Job Description
Advert Number TCPSB/27/2023
Job Title, Job Group and Number of Posts ENGINEER [2] - SCHEME LICENSING JG ‘K’ (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
(i) Determine, process applications and make recommendations to the Director Irrigation Development for issuance of irrigation scheme licenses;
(ii) Monitor compliance and enforce conditions attached to licenses for all irrigation schemes and projects in collaboration with other stakeholders;
(iii) Establish and maintain a database and information management system on licensed irrigation schemes at the County level;
(iv) Collaborate with other agencies to validate environmental and social impact assessment, environmental audit and environmental management in irrigation schemes;
(v) Undertake periodic assessment and monitoring of on-farm water management in irrigation schemes;
(vi) Provide capacity building to support licensing of irrigation schemes;
(vii) liaise with other agencies and stakeholders to promote efficient irrigation water use and prevention of pollution to surface and ground water resources; and
(viii) Coordinate data collection, collation, processing and storage on licensed small-scale irrigation schemes for inclusion in the master register of licensed irrigation schemes.
Requirement 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.