Closing: Jan 19, 2023
This position has expiredPublished: Dec 22, 2022 (2 months ago)
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Job Purpose
To coordinate, provide technical leadership and guidance in design and
Implementation of sustainable Agricultural production policies, plans,programs and City by-laws for improved food and nutrition security andincomes at both household and national level.a) Academic Qualifications
- ) An Honors Bachelor’s degree in either Agriculture, food science and technology, agricultural and rural innovation, animal production technology and management or veterinary medicine from a recognized institution or university;
- A Master of Science degree in any of the above fields from a recognized Training Institution
- A post Graduate qualification in management and or administration will be an added advantage
b) Job Experience
A minimum of nine (9) years Working Experience in Agricultural production management, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Officer Level in Government or in a reputable organization
c) Required Competenciesi) Technical
- Knowledge of agricultural technologies and improved farming practices;
- Management, Organizing and coordinating;
- Policy Management skills;
- Leadership, managerial and planning skills;
- Strategic Thinking;
- Report production and presentation;
ii) Behavioral
- Professionalism;
- Effective communication;
- Team leadership and team work
- Ethics and integrity
- Customer Care and public relations skills
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Job Purpose
To coordinate, provide technical leadership and guidance in design and
Implementation of sustainable Agricultural production policies, plans,programs and City by-laws for improved food and nutrition security andincomes at both household and national level.a) Academic Qualifications
- ) An Honors Bachelor’s degree in either Agriculture, food science and technology, agricultural and rural innovation, animal production technology and management or veterinary medicine from a recognized institution or university;
- A Master of Science degree in any of the above fields from a recognized Training Institution
- A post Graduate qualification in management and or administration will be an added advantage
b) Job Experience
A minimum of nine (9) years Working Experience in Agricultural production management, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Officer Level in Government or in a reputable organization
c) Required Competenciesi) Technical
- Knowledge of agricultural technologies and improved farming practices;
- Management, Organizing and coordinating;
- Policy Management skills;
- Leadership, managerial and planning skills;
- Strategic Thinking;
- Report production and presentation;
ii) Behavioral
- Professionalism;
- Effective communication;
- Team leadership and team work
- Ethics and integrity
- Customer Care and public relations skills
- Providing technical leadership and guidance in the formulation, review and implementation policies, standards, plans and strategies on crop production, livestock farming and fisheries development
- Coordinating the transfer /dissemination of improved and appropriate production technologies to the farming community and agricultural production service providers;
- Establishing and operationalizing collaboration mechanisms with the meteorological department and national, regional and international food and agricultural surveillance institutions and organizations for early warning on climate;
- Coordinating capacity building plans and programmes of production staff and service providers on livestock farming, fisheries and crop production;
- Developing and guiding implementation of programmes for integration of the youth in crop production, livestock farming and fisheries;
- Guiding and advising the City Council on agricultural sector production, plans, programmes, strategies and practices;
- Designing mechanisms for the collection, analyzing and disseminating data on agricultural production in the City;
- Supervising and evaluating performance of Staff of the Agricultural production Department in line with the Human Resource Management Policies, procedures and practices.
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