Director, Cooperative Development at Kakamega County

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provide leadership in the technical advice on cooperative investments, finance, credit, marketing, project management extension and advisory services;
• Develop and implement of policies or programs and enforcing compliance with cooperative legislation;
• Design, coordinate and monitor the implementation of cooperative activities, programs and policies;
• Carry out market research and disseminating research findings;
• Prepare and validate registration and deregistration of cooperative societies’ documents; 
• Monitor cooperative societies’ liquidation process; 
• Develop education and training packages for the cooperative movement; 
• Promote value addition and processing; 
• Conduct cooperative banking inspections and undertake cooperative risk assessment; 
• Develop new financial products, new credit policies and other cooperative ventures; and 
• Responsible for staff supervision, development and appraisal in the directorate. 

Requirements for Appointment: 
For appointment in to this grade, an officer must have;-

• Served in the grade of Deputy Director of Cooperatives, Job Group CPSB 04/‘Q’ in the Public Service, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and equivalent position in the wider Public Service or Private Sector;
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields; Commerce, Business Administration, Economics Sociology, Law Cooperative Movement, Marketing Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizational Development or Finance from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business administration, Economics, Sociology, Law, Cooperative Management, marketing Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizational Development or Finance from a recognized institution; and 
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP) lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution