Summary
Date Posted:Friday, March 24 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

VACANCY No. 02/PROM/2023/07

Requirements for Appointment
• Served in the grade of Senior Agricultural Officer, for at least three (3) years;
• Bachelor of Science degree in any of the following fields: - Food Science, Agriculture and Home Economics, Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Management, Agribusiness management, Agriculture and Human Ecology soil science and land use management, Agriculture Extension, Agricultural Education, Biotechnology or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Attended a Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated a high degree of administrative capability, technical and professional competence; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performances and results.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Participate in organizing technical workshops, seminars, and agricultural shows;
• Preparing technical papers and reports for professional forums;
• Maintaining agriculture database;
• Providing technical advice in crop production, horticulture, agribusiness and home economics;
• Promoting economic agriculture activities;
• Organizing extension activities which include field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits;
• Managing and operating plant clinics;
• Participating in collaborative research activities;
• Disseminating agriculture production technologies such as green house, conservation agriculture, agroforestry, compost making, multi storey gardens, farm planning, gross margin analysis;
• Implementing agriculture production programmes /projects in areas such as maize, potatoes, pyrethrum, coffee, tea, fruits and vegetables and other emerging and traditional high value crops and capturing, maintaining and storing crops data;
• Value addition and utilization of all the crops;
• Implementing agriculture and nutrition sensitive programmes;
• Advising farmers on group formation; and
• Participating in monitoring and evaluation of agriculture programmes.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Qualified candidates are required to make an application by downloading and completing a Promotion Application Form from Nakuru County Government website www.nakuru.go.ke  Candidates are required to send the duly filled application form through the Post Office or Courier Services in a sealed envelope clearly indicating the vacancy number and position applied on the envelope to the address below On or Before 24th March, 2023 (Hand delivered applications will not be accepted)

The Secretary
Nakuru County Public Service Board
Public Works Building- Prisons Road
P.O Box 2870-20100
NAKURU

Interested and qualified? Go to Nakuru County Government on nakuru.go.ke to apply


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