Irrigation Engineers / Water Management Officers

The Kilifi County Public Service Board wishes to recruit competent and qualified persons to fill the following positions.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT & BLUE ECONOMY

ENGINEER II (IRRIGATION), JG ‘K’ – (1 Post) – REF. ADVERTS/4/2024/5

Duties and responsibilities: –

Responsibilities at this level will entail: –

• Collecting and compiling data for irrigation scheme planning;
• Mobilizing farmers for participatory irrigation development;
• Setting up of demonstration plots;
• Identifying irrigation schemes for development;
• Implementing irrigation action plans;
• Carrying out repairs and maintenance of irrigation infrastructure;
• Undertaking preliminary investigations and feasibility studies irrigation scheme development; and
• Any other duty assigned.

Requirements for Appointment:-

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: –

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering, Soil and Water Engineering, Soil, Water and Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Bio-systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Registration by the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK); and
• Certificate in computer application skills.

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST I (IRRIGATION), ADVERTS/4/2024/6

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibility at this level will entail: –

• Inspecting the development of irrigation infrastructure;
• Collecting baseline data for irrigation planning;
• Organizing farmers’ meetings for irrigation participatory development;
• Training irrigation farmers on sustainable scheme management and resource mobilization;
• Setting up of demonstration plots on irrigation technologies;
• Identifying irrigation schemes for development;
• Carrying out preliminary surveys;
• Implementing irrigation action plans;
• Training farmers on scheme operations, maintenance and environmental management; and
• Implementing irrigation action plans.

Requirements for Appointment:-

For Appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –

• Technician Part III certificate in any of the following disciplines: – Irrigation, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Soil and Water Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Farm Power and Machinery, Processing and Structures or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  OR
• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: – Irrigation, Irrigation and Drainage, Soil and Water Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Farm Power and Machinery or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Registration with Kenya Engineering Technology Registration Board (KETRB) or Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) as a technician; and
• Certificate in computer application skills.

ASSISTANT IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT OFFICER III, JG ‘H’ – (3 Posts) REF. ADVERTS/4/2024/7

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

• Updating the water users’ associations inventory in an assigned area;
• Collecting data for irrigation scheme development;
• Mobilizing farmers for the formation of irrigation water users’ association;
• Participating in training farmers on sustainable irrigation management,supply and optimum use of water and management of irrigated enterprises at scheme level; and
• Participating in demonstration of on-farm irrigation technologies.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: – Irrigation Technology, Irrigation and Water Management, Agriculture Education and Extension, Horticulture, Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Management, Environmental Resource Management or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution; and
• Certificate in computer application skills.