Director, Irrigation and Agriculture at Turkana County Government

REF: TUR/CPSB/005/2017/18

JOB GROUP “R”

Duties and Responsibilities:-

• Organization, direction, control and co-ordination of the functions of the Directorate;
• Interpreting and application of national irrigation and agricultural laws and other related statutes in line with the county goals and objectives;
• Developing appropriate county irrigation and agricultural policies, legal and institutional frameworks for the implementation of the mandate of the ministry;
• Have relevant knowledge, experience and a distinguished career of not less than ten (10) years;
• Development, implementation and evaluation of irrigation and agricultural strategic plans, programmed and projects in collaborations with other ministries and stakeholders;
• Handling, administrative human resource and assets management issues;
• Oversee preparation of annual work plans and financial budgets;
• Planning and supervision of agricultural extension programmes and activities;
• Ensure effective operation of extension services;
• Promotion and maintenance of extension and research linkages;
• Management of the training function in liaison with other agricultural training institutions;
• Provide technical guidance in performing design work and scientific calculation of irrigation and agriculture;
• Assess, design and oversee construction irrigation project and distribution of water to agricultural lands;
• Provision of technical guidance in land and water management or soil conservation;
• Farm management and agribusiness development;
• Monitoring and reporting of food in the county in liaison with other relevant organization in the county;
• Ensuring strict compliance with all financial budgetary and procurement procedure;
• Co-ordination of production, documentation and dissemination of irrigation and agricultural information;
• Provide advice and guidance on staff development;
• Promotes and maintain working relation with relevant government ministries, research institutions, private sector, donors and civil society;
• Perform other duties that may be assigned from to time

Requirements for appointment:-

• Bachelors of sciences degree in any of the following disciplines: Agriculture, dry land farming, horticultural, agricultural economics, agricultural extension, Water and Irrigation, Agricultural Engineering, Water and Soil Engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from recognized institution;
• Have relevant knowledge, experience and a distinguished career in agricultural services management of not less than seven (7) years ,three (3) of which must be at a senor managerial position in the public service or equivalent in the private sector;
• Master degree in any of the following fields: food science, agriculture home economics, agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, agricultural economics, soil& water conservation, agribusiness, agricultural extension, agricultural education, or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
• Demonstrated high degree of professional and technical competence as reflected in work performance and result;
• Attended a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Attended a strategic leadership development course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of agricultural management services.

Terms of Service: Three (3) years Contract.

NOTE:

Salary, allowances and other benefits are per the rates prescribed by the salaries and remuneration commission.