Micro And Small Enterprise Officer. at Trans Nzoia County Public Service Board

Job Description

The officer will be designated as Micro and Small Enterprise Officer in the department of Trade and Commerce within the County Public Service of the County Government of Trans Nzoia. Duties and Responsibilities This is the entry grade for Economist/Statistician cadre. An officer at this level will be responsible for a specific sector, location, service or activity.

Duties and Responsibilities at this level involve;

1. Providing economic planning data, economic analysis and formulation of development strategies;
2. Identification preparation and evaluation of development projects and programmes and monitoring of their implementation; 
3. Conducting feasibility studies, determining project viability and setting project priorities;
4. Collection, collation and analysis of data relating to production and marketing of agriculture/ industrial products.
5. Computerization and analysis of data; writing and submitting reports on specific assignments; and control and supervision of technical and other supporting staff. In the statistical field, duties will involve management of a specific economic sector or an area of statistical activity; drawing up survey questionnaires and setting up control procedures for receiving returns and taking the necessary action; collection, collation, computerization and analysis of data.

Requirements for Appointment

1. For appointment to the grade of Economist II/Statistician II, a candidate must be in possession of;
2. A minimum of upper second class honours degree in Economics, or Economics and Mathematics, or Economics and Statistics from a recognized university/institution; or
3. A minimum of an upper second class honours degree in any of the subjects enumerated at (i) above with a bias towards Computer Science, Operations, Research, Survey Techniques and Demographic Techniques from a recognized university/institution;

or

1. A minimum of an upper second class honours degree in statistics with appropriate specialization from a recognized university/institution.
2. Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2011