Forest Assistant II - (25 Posts) at Bomet County

Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to Senior Officer or Section Head, duties and responsibilities will entail:

1. Implement the forest legislation and related policies for enhancing the growth and development of the forest sector.
2. Labelling of seed and seedlings beds for easy identification and monitoring.
3. Participate in data collection on seed germination to determine germination percentage.
4. Participate in collection of basic forest data for entry into forest records books and registers.
5. Identification of nursery soil collection sites.
6. Participate nursery soil curing and collection.
7. Record station rainfall, wind speed, wind strength, humidity and wind direction data.
8. Participate in forest survey and inventory activities.
9. Carry out forest conservation activities.
10. Participate in monitoring pest and diseases out breaks in the tree nursery and the field.
11. Promote forest cover within the deployment unit;
12. Creating awareness on afforestation 
13. Performing any other duties as may be assigned 

Requirements for Appointment

• Diploma in Forestry or its relevant equivalent from recognized institution 

OR

• Certificate in Forestry or its relevant equivalent from recognized institution with an minimum experience of three (3) years