COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

• Posted: August 28, 2023
• Application Deadline:04/09/2023

COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

Declaration of Vacancies in the Department of Agriculture & Fisheries – Re-advertisement

The Department of Agriculture & Fisheries – Kitui County, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) is pleased to announce to the public the recruitment of Agricultural Value Chain Actors (Supervisors & Agri-preneur) in the County Government of Kitui for a period of one (1) month on temporary basis.

The Kitui County Public Service Board through the Department of Agriculture & Fisheries – Kitui County therefore, invites applications from qualified persons to be considered for the positions below:

1. ASSISTANT WARD BASED SUPERVISORS, THIRTY (30) POSITIONS

Terms of service: One (1) Month Contract

Requirements for Appointment:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Statistics, Community Development or any other related discipline;
• Must be computer literate and able to use a tablet;
• Must be able to communicate in Kiswahili/English, the ability to converse in the local dialect will be an added advantage;
• The assistant supervisors will also be identified from County Government staff and should preferably be Frontline/Field service providers;
• Should be currently working in the target ward;
• Participation in similar exercises involving data collection will be an added advantage; and
• Expected to assist the ward-based supervisor in providing oversight.

Duty and Responsibility:

• Supervise Agri-preneurs during baseline/routine data collection.
• WARD-BASED SUPERVISORS, FORTY (40) POSITIONS

Terms of service: One (1) Month Contract

Requirements for Appointment:

For appointment as a Ward-Based Supervisors, a candidate must:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Degree from a recognized University preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Statistics, Social Sciences, Community Development and any other related disciplines;
• Must be computer literate and able to use a tablet;
• Must be able to communicate in Kiswahili, English, and Local Dialect;
• The supervisors will also be identified from County Government staff. Consideration will be given to the Civil Servants in the County;
• Should be currently work the Ward that he/she will be supervising; and
• Participation in similar exercises and experience on extension and data collection will be an added advantage.

Duty and Responsibility:

• Supervise and backstop Assistant Ward-based supervisors during baseline/routine data collection.
• SENIOR SUPERVISORS, THIRTEEN (13) POSITONS

Terms of service: One (1) Month Contract

Requirements for Appointment:

For appointment as a Senior Supervisor, a candidate must:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Degree from a recognized University preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Statistics, Social Sciences, Community Development and any other related disciplines;
• Must be computer literate and able to use a tablet;
• Must be able to communicate in Kiswahili, and English;
• The supervisors will also be identified from county government staff. Consideration will be given to the civil servants in the county;
• Senior County officers and subject matter specialists at Sub-county or County level;
• Experience on personnel management, supervision, extension and data collection advantage; and
• Participation in similar exercises will be an added advantage.

Duty and Responsibility

• Supervise and backstop Ward-based supervisors during the baseline/routine data collection.
• AGRI-PRENUER, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FOUR (704) POSITIONS

Terms of service: One (1) Month Contract

Requirement for Appointment: 

• Must be between 20 – 45 years of Age with a national ID;
• Must be an active resident of the village in which the profiling exercise is being undertaken;
• Minimum academic qualification of a post-secondary qualifications from a recognized institution, preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Agribusiness, Statistics, Social Sciences, Community Development & related disciplines;
• Demonstrate some experience in agriculture or agribusiness & interactions with farmers;
• Must own a smart phone & be computer literate;
• Must be able to communicate in Kiswahili, English & the local dialect in their locality;
• Ability & willingness to remain personally involved & committed on full time basis; and
• Strong past experience in community mobilization & training farmers on agricultural value chains.

How to apply:

Each application should be accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates, National Identity Card or Passport, testimonials and other relevant supporting documents. 

Applications should be submitted in a sealed envelope with the position applied for clearly marked on the left side and hand delivered to the respective Ward Administrator’ offices. The applications should be addressed to the:

The Board Secretary,
Kitui County Public Service Board,
P.O. Box 33-90200, Kitui.

Important information to all Applicants

• Applications should reach the Ward Administrators Offices on or before Monday, 4^th September, 2023.
• Applicants who had earlier made their applications are encouraged to re-apply.

The County Government of Kitui is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge commission for its recruitment services.

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