Government Chemist at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.120,270 – Ksh.180,660 p.m. – Job Group ‘S’ 

 Responsibilities for the Government Chemist Job

• An officer at this level will be the head of the Government Chemist Department and will be responsible to the Principal Secretary for management and administration of the function.

• Formulating, implementing and reviewing policies and programmes relating to

• Quantitative analytical services and water quality and pollution control services;

• Provision of quantitative and qualitative analytical laboratory services and water

• Quality and pollution control services;

• Overseeing the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC);

• Monitoring and evaluating quantitative and qualitative analytical and forensic laboratory services;

• Securing and managing financial support for development plans;

• Instituting operational accountability and transparency; and

• Managing the financial, human and other resources of the institution

Qualifications for the Government Chemist Job

• Served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Deputy Government Chemist, Job Group ‘Q’ and above;

• A Bachelor of Science degree in any of the following disciplines: Chemistry, Food Science and Technology, Forensic Science, Biochemistry or Environmental Science or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; attended a strategic leadership course from a recognized institution; and

• Demonstrated professional competence and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals and policies and the ability to relate them to the government chemist in the provisions of quantitative and qualitative analytical laboratory services and water quality and pollution control services.

NOTE: possession of a Master’s degree in a relevant field from a university recognized in Kenya will be considered as added advantage.