County Director for Co-Operatives at Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology

JOB GROUP CPSB 03

Duties and Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and promote the registration of cooperative societies;
• Formulate, co-ordinate and implement cooperative development policies on information and communications technology;
• Promote savings and credit, finance investment, marketing, education and training;
• Mainstream corporate governance, conduct inspections and enquiries in cooperative societies;
• Co-ordinate development programs in the cooperative sub-sector;
• Promote cooperative ventures and value addition;
• Promote cooperative marketing and research;
• Settle cooperative disputes and regulate cooperative organizations;
• Carry out cooperative education and training;
• Savings mobilization, promote and develop cooperative movement on development projects;
• Offer advisory and extension services to the cooperative movement on development of accounting and management procedures;
• Enforcement of compliance with the cooperative legislation;
• Monitor performance on growth and development of the cooperative movement.

Requirements for Appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Be a holder of a Bachelor's degree in Cooperatives, Business Administration, Accounting, Commerce, Economics or related fields from a recognized University. Masters degree will be an added advantage;
• Must have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than eight (8) years in cooperative development sector.
• Must satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya;
• Demonstrate high degree of professional and technical competence in work performance and results;
• Be a strategic thinker and result oriented;
• Must be computer literate.