Deputy Director Irrigation Quality Assurance and Licensing

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: -

• served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Assistant Director, Irrigation Assurance and Licensing CSG 7;
• a Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Agricultural Resource Management, Agriculture Engineering, Agricultural and Bio-systems, Engineering, Soil Water and Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Bio-systems Engineering, Biomechanical and Processing Engineering or Soil and Water Engineering from a University recognized in Kenya; and
• demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and exhibited a though understanding of national goals, policies objectives and ability to relate them to irrigation and water functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will include: -

• coordinating issuance of irrigation licenses for irrigation establishing and maintaining a register of all irrigation schemes;
• establishing and maintaining a master of all Associations registered under these regulations and the master register shall be updated annually;
• coordinating the preparation and maintenance of an inventory of irrigation service providers and professionals;
• establishing and maintaining database and information on standards; quality assurance and licenses
• implementing reforms relating to standards, quality assurance and licensing;
• coordinating the enlisting of foreign qualified professional, firms or contractors
• mobilizing resources for implementation of projects and programmes on licensing.