Irrigation Water Management Officer at Narok County Public Service Board

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE
 SALARY SCALE: CPSB 09 - 39,700 X 1470 - 41,170 X 1,520 - 42,960 X 1,710 - 44,400 X 1,920 -46,320 X 2,000 - 48,320
X 2,290 - 50,610 X 2,350 - 52,960 PM
Duties and Responsibilities

• This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail: mobilizing farmers for irrigation scheme development; updating the irrigation water users’ associations’ inventory; collecting and compiling data for irrigation planning; identifying and compiling inventory on relevant stakeholders in irrigation scheme development and management; setting up demonstrations of on- farm irrigation technologies; preparing training materials; training of irrigation farmers, farmer organizations and irrigation water users’ associations; and disseminating information on irrigation scheme management, supply and optimum use of water and management of irrigated enterprises at scheme level.

Requirements for Appointment
 For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines : - Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Resource Management, Dryland Agriculture, Soil Environment and Land Use Management, Geology or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Certificate in computer application skills.