Director, Mineral Exploration and Evaluation at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will include:-

• Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, standards and guidelines on mineral
• Exploration and evaluation;
• Ensuring quality assurance on Mineral Exploration and Evaluation;
• Undertaking feasibility study in targeted high mineral potential areas;
• Conducting detailed geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys;
• Assessing and analysing rocks, soils, sediments, minerals, and drill-core samples and determination of grade;
• Delineating and evaluating mineral resources;
• Undertaking exploration risk evaluation;
• Conducting regional tectonic and metallurgic studies to provide context for province
• Selection, property acquisition and project generation;
• Conducting deposit-scale structural evaluation to define geotechnical domains and hydrogeological controls;
• Conducting geophysical modelling, enhancement and data visualization;
• Preparing drilling plans, drilling spacing studies and sampling protocol definition;
• Identifying geological materials for construction industry;
• Undertaking mineral exploratory drilling; and
• Liaising with stakeholders on geophysical and other cross-cutting issues

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Served for a minimum period of ten years (10), three (3) of which should  have been in the grade of Assistant  Director/ Chief Superintending Geologist (Geological Survey), CSG ‘7’ and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• A Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree in any of the following disciplines: Geology, Engineering Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Environmental Geology or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; 
• A Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Geology, Engineering Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Environmental Geology, Environmental Science, Geo-information Management, Nuclear Science, Petroleum Geochemistry, Hydrogeology or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; 
• A Registration by the Geological Registration Board of Kenya; 
• Demonstrated managerial and high degree of professional competence in work performance; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of the national goals, policies objectives and programmes and ability to relate them to the provision of reliable geological data and information