Assistant Director of Agriculture (Food Technology)
– 10 Positions
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Specific duties
and responsibilities include: –
- Monitoring, compliance with set standards for food handling
and management;
- Coordinating capacity building and technical assistance of
national and county technical staff, farmers and other stakeholders in
food technologies;
- Implementing of specific policies and strategies
on food technologies;
- Verifying and validating food technologies
in accordance with set standards;
- Developing guidelines and specifications for food
technologies;
- Participating in setting standards for food safety in
collaboration with relevant government agencies;
- Monitoring compliance with set standards for food
handling and management;
- Supporting implementation of national and county
projects and programmes;
- Promoting incubation of artisans and entrepreneurs in
development of food technologies;
- Developing proposals on incentive packages to stimulate
development of appropriate Agro-Processing in agriculture;
- Participating in stakeholder collaboration and networking on
food safety and available technologies; and
- Implementing performance contract, work-plan & budgets.
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-
- Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade
of Principal Agricultural Officer CSG 8 or in a comparable and
relevant position in the wider public service;
- A Bachelors of Science degree in any of the following
disciplines: Food Science and Post-Harvest Technology; Food Science and
Technology; Applied Human Nutrition; Home Economics; Home Science; or any
other relevant and equivalent qualification from a university recognized
in Kenya; and
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and
results.
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