Vacancy title:
2 Aquaculture Specialist

Jobs at:
Republic of Kenya Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Irrigation

Deadline of this Job:
19th September 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 10th September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Republic of Kenya
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Irrigation Our client, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation — State Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy (SDF-BE) seeks to recruit Staff forthe Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP). The programme is supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Kenya.

JOB DETAILS:

The Overall objective ofABDP is reduced poverty and increased food security and nutrition in rural communities. In pursuit of this goal, the Programme Development Objective is to increase incomes, food security and nutritional status ofthe wider communities of poor rural households involved in aquaculture in the targeted Counties. The Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) will specifically develop Aquaculture Su b-Sector as a sustainable source of fish and as an efficient and profitable source of income especially for smallholder aquaculture producers and value chain actors in the rural areas thereby ensuring food and nutritional security. This will accelerate and consolidate the expansion of aquaculture production and trade within the country by realizing the productive potential of smallholders It is in this regard that the Ministry is seeking to recruit a dynamic, exceptional and visionary team of professional and ethical standing to fill the following positions:

Aquaculture Specialist
(2 Positions)
Reporting to the Programme Coordinator, the Aquaculture Specialists will be responsible for leading all the technical work related to the ABDP including capacity building of aquaculture extension staff at the County and Sub-county levels, identification of capacity needs of the beneficiaries, identification of research needs in the aquaculture sector, lead capacity building of Programme beneficiaries in aquaculture farming.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS 81 EXPERIENCE

•  A Bachelor‘ s Degree in Aquaculture, Fisheries, Aquatic Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry or any other relevant subject from a recognized institution;
•  At least eight (8) years of work experience in Aquaculture sectorfive of which must be in a management level (preference will be given for experience in Aquaculture sector best practices);
•  Knowledge ofthe institutional and legal framework of the aquaculture sector in Kenya, as well as of relevant policy issues will be an added advantage;
•  Field experience in aquaculture will be an advantage;
•  Background in NRM is required;
•  Strong skills in programme planning, financing, management, implementation and evaluation