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Assistant Director of Agriculture (Food Technology) – 10 Positions Deputy Director, Agriculture (Kenya School of Agriculture) – 5 Positions Engineering Secretary – Agriculture Senior Principal Superintending Engineer-Agriculture Chief Superintending Engineer-Agriculture – 9 Positions Senior Principal Lecturer – 16 Positions Archivist – 40 Positions Director – Information – 8 Positions Deputy Director – Information – 50 Positions Assistant Director – Information – 26 Positions Director – Public Communications Deputy Director – Public Communications – 22 Positions Assistant Director – Public Communications – 10 Positions Senior Deputy Director, Livestock Policy Research and Regulations – 3 Positions Deputy Director, Livestock Policy Research and Regulations Assistant Director, Livestock Policy Research and Regulations – 14 Positions Principal – 6 Positions Senior Deputy Principal Senior Principal Lecturer – 26 Positions Deputy Director – Zoological Services – 6 Positions Director Leather Development Director – Laboratory Services Assistant Director – Laboratory Services – 3 Positions Assistant Director, Animal Health – 2 Positions Senior Deputy Director – Livestock Production – 3 Positions Deputy Director – Livestock Production – 4 Positions Instructor III (Leather Technology) – 4 Positions Deputy Director, Community Integration and Peace Building – 2 Positions Assistant Director, Research and Partnerships – 2 Positions Assistant Director, Community Integration and Peace Building – 2 Positions Assistant Director, Strategic Programmes – 11 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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