About Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)
KMFRI was established to conduct research on aquatic systems covering both marine and freshwater. The Institute has grown from staff strength of two Research Scientists at inception to the current 122 scientists. KMFRI’s approved staff establishment stands at 1,350 employees.
KMFRI infrastructu... read morere capacity has also expanded from two research stations based in Mombasa and Kisumu with acquisition of seven additional stations.
KMFRI is managed by a Board of Management appointed by the Cabinet Secretary, for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The Board has a gazetted Chairman and the Institute Director is the Secretary. Administratively, the Director is the Chief Executive Officer, assisted by three Deputy Directors, one in charge of Ocean and Coastal Systems Directorate, the other responsible for Freshwater Systems Directorate and the third in-charge of Finance and Administration Directorate. Aquaculture Directorate is currently headed by a Senior Assistant Director. Each Deputy Director is assisted by Assistant Directors in the respective departments. The Research Stations at Turkana, Naivasha, Baringo, Sagana, Kegati, and Sangoro are headed by Station Coordinators.
KMFRI Kisumu centre
KMFRI has adopted a multidisciplinary approach in research which is internationally recognised and has been a major strength especially in attracting research funding from development partners. KMFRI’s Research activities are organized into three directorates namely; Ocean and Coastal Systems (OCS), Freshwater Systems (FWS), Aquaculture Research and Development (ARD), and a sub-directorate on Socioeconomics (SE). The OCS has two departments; marine and coastal fisheries, and oceanography and hydrography, the FWS has two departments; inland fisheries and limnology, ARD has two departments; freshwater aquaculture and mariculture, while SE is cross-cutting. Each research directorate also has technical support services which are organized in to three departments namely laboratory, maritime and information and communication technology. The finance and administration directorate is organized two departments; finance and human resource and administration. Furthermore, there are other support services such as supply chain management, corporate affairs, planning and audit.
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) Jobs in Kenya
Duties and Responsibilities
Collation of financial estimates;
Determination of aggregate expenditure;
Supervision of the revenue collection processes;
Preparation of quarterly reports and financ
Duties and Responsibilities
Oversees settlement of issues raised on rules, regulations and procedures of staff matters like appointments, remuneration, leave, staff exit, housing and Medicare.
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Designing and interpreting scheme and drawings of practical efficient multidisciplinary aquaculture systems such as recirculatory aquaculture system, flow through system
Duties and Responsibilities
Participating in fisheries research problem identification;
Participating in the developing fisheries research concepts and proposals;
Implementation of fisherie
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Assisting in conducting basic exams and evaluations;
Giving routine vaccinations;
Taking samples of blood or other bodily fluids, analyse and prepare technical reports
Duties and Responsibilities
Carry out general geological surveys (mineralogical, paleontological, sedimentological, geotechnical
Participate in the investigation and characterization of aquatic se
Duties and responsibilities
Participating in problem identification
Collecting and analyzing data and preparing reports.
Provision of scientific advisory services in the area of expertise.
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Duties and Responsibilities
Participating in problem identification;
Developing research concepts;
Designing experiments;
Collecting and analyzing data and preparing technical reports;
Provisi
Duties and Responsibilities
Participating in problem identification;
Developing research concepts;
Designing experiments;
Collecting, analysing data and preparing technical reports;
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Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this grade will be required to independently initiate and implement research projects; Duties and responsibilities at this cadre will include:- proble
Duties and Responsibilities
The officer will be the head of the human resource section and his/her duties and responsibilities will include:
Proposals on policy formulation on management issues.
Chief Internal Auditor Job Responsibilities
Responsible to the KMFRI Board of Management through the Board Audit Committee and the Director;
Develop and implement effective risk management, intern
Chief Supply Chain Management Officer Job Responsibilities
In charge of the Supply chain management function of the Institute;
Preparation of professional opinion for the attention of the Director
Accountant Jobs Responsibilities
Collation of financial estimates;
Determination of aggregate expenditure;
Supervision of the revenue collection processes;
Preparation of final accounts and stat
Duties for the Senior PR Officer Job
Collating and analyzing media coverage;
Verifying, translating and editing features and articles from various sources;
Staff training and development; Staff s
Duties for the Senior Accountant Job
Collection of financial estimates data;
Determination of aggregate expenditure;
Supervision of the revenue collection processes;
Preparation of the institute
Duties for the Research Officer Job
Conducting basic exams and evaluations,
Giving routine vaccinations,
Taking samples of blood or other bodily fluids,
Recommending and distributing prescriptio
Duties for the Assistant Research Officer Job
Participating in problem identification;
Developing research concepts;
Designing experiments;
Collecting and analyzing data and preparing technical
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