Leather Development Officer at Nairobi City County Public Service Board

Job Requirement

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Leather Technology or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

•  Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognised Institution

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Entry point

Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:

• Communication skills
•  Interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills  Negotiation skills
• Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
• Problem-solving skills
• Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity

Job Description

Job Purpose

This position is responsible for supervising improvement of the quality of hides and skins and promoting leather value addition for local and international market.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coordinate Leather Development, Hides and Skins Inspectors
• Supervises Leather Development Assistants, Hides and Skins Inspectors

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Inspecting the curing premises for the purpose of registration of such premises
• Training, examining and issuing/renewals of slaughter man's license of flayers
• Ensuring that legal requirements pertaining to hides and skins trade are complied with
• Arbitrating on the hides and skins trading disputes
• Advising the tanners/cottage industry on technical and economic aspects of producing various types of leather and leather products
• Providing advisory services to traders on hides and skins and leather trade: undertaking simple feasibility studies on leather development projects
• Advising on the salt type, storage and method of application in curing hides and skins
• Identifying markets where new curing premises (bandas) and stores need to be constructed and expansion of the existing ones
• Advising on siting, designing and overseeing the construction of suitable hides and skins premises and stores
• Participating in field days, barazas and workshops to advise livestock farmers on the proper methods of handling domestic animals for production of quality hides and skins
• Training and demonstrating to traders and hides and skins flayers on the appropriate methods of flaying, cleaning, curing and storage of hides
• Advising on issuance of dispatch notes to facilitate movement of hides and skins as a disease control tool; undertaking periodic monitoring of hides and skins trade trends with a view to curbing illegal trade; and
• Performing training/instructing duties in a training institution.