Director (Agriculture & Crop Production) at County Government of Kisumu

Job Details

An officer at this level will be the head of a Directorate in the County and is answerable to the Chief Officer/ County Executive Committee Member of Agriculture and will be responsible for all Technical and the administrative issues of the Directorate. Duties will be as follows:-

• Innovation and Implementation of strategic plans and objectives of the Directorate: – handling technical and administrative, human resource, budgetary and assets management issues.
• Team building and setting performance targets and standards in consultation with the C.E.C Member and the Chief officer
• Addressing stakeholders concerns and instituting operational accountability
• Cost effective research to advance County Agriculture priorities
• Modernize and make extension services responsive to customer needs
• Update and rationalize technical training
• Maximize sustainable gains from crop development activities
• Device and apply strategies to maximize value of land and optimize its use for alternative purpose
• Enhance synergies between the Directorate and stakeholders
• Enhance gainful co-operation between the Directorate and local/International Stakeholders

Qualifications

• Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Food Science, Home Economics, Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Management, Agribusiness, Agriculture Extension, Agricultural Education or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated a high degree of high capability, technical and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.