{"id":882691,"date":"2026-03-24T21:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=882691"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:13:23","slug":"882691-agriculture-and-food-authority-compliance-officers","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/vacancy\/882691-agriculture-and-food-authority-compliance-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kickstart your regulatory career with the Agriculture and Food Authority! As Compliance Officer II, you'll inspect, monitor, and enforce standards within Kenya's vital crops sector. If you hold a Bachelor's degree in a related field like Food Science, Agriculture, or Agribusiness, you're the perfect fit. Be part of a team ensuring quality and safety from farm to market.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>BACKGROUND<\/h4>\n<p>The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a State Corporation established under section 3 of the AFA Act No.13 of 2013. The mandate of AFA is to regulate the crops sector in Kenya, to ensure compliance with the regulatory framework, standards, and codes of practice. As a regulator, it fosters a thriving competitive environment where innovation, technological progress, order and quality flourish, for sustainable economic growth. The AFA Act provides for consolidation of the Laws on the regulation and promotion of Agriculture generally and makes provision for the respective roles of National and County Government in Agriculture and related matters in furtherance of the relevant provision of the fourth schedule of the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the Authority's mandate as stipulated in the AFA Act No. 13 of 2013, the Board of Agriculture and Food Authority is seeking to competitively recruit qualified Kenyan professionals to fill the under listed positions on permanent &amp; pensionable terms for positions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPLIANCE OFFICER II, GRADE AFA 8 (20 VACANCIES)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the graduate entry level. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer.<\/p>\n<h4>Job Responsibilities<\/h4>\n<p>Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:<\/p>\n<p>(i) Conducting inspection and compliance audit to growers, growers association, dealers and manufacturers;<br \/>\n(ii)Monitoring activities associated with production, dealing, handling and processing of scheduled crops;<br \/>\n(iii) Monitoring imports and exports of scheduled crops for compliance to food safety and quality standards and compiling reports;<br \/>\n(iv) Undertaking regular surveillance and audits on agro- processing facilities and farms to ensure compliance and compiling reports;<br \/>\n(v) Enforcing industry codes of practice and standards;<br \/>\n(vi) Monitoring of produce and product quality; and<br \/>\n(vii) Collecting and preparing samples for analysis and analyzing test results reports for decision making<\/p>\n<h4>Person Specifications<\/h4>\n<p>For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:<\/p>\n<p>(i) Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: Food Science and Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Extension and Education, Agronomy, Biology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and<br \/>\n(ii) Proficiency in computer applications<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shortlisted candidates will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by providing; Police Clearance Certificate from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations; Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board; Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority; Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission; Report from an Approved Credit Reference Bureau; and clearance from Commission for University Education for degrees obtained outside Kenya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":882714,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"<p>If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the above positions, please submit your application including copies of your academic and professional certificates, testimonials and your detailed curriculum vitae, including among other details your current position, email and telephone contacts of three (3) referees familiar with your qualifications and work experience.<\/p>\r\n<p>Interested candidates who meet the requisite qualifications are encouraged to submit respective application in a sealed envelope marked \"<strong>Recruitment-\u00a0<em> Indicate the position of interest<\/em><\/strong>\" which must be received <strong>by or earlier than 14th April, 2026 at 12.00 noon<\/strong> addressed to:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>The Director General,<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Agriculture and Food Authority<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Tea House, 5th Floor<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Naivasha Road, Off Ngong Road<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>P.O. Box 37962 - 00100<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Nairobi<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Or<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\r\nhand delivered to<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>The Director General\u2019s Office,<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Agriculture and Food Authority<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Tea House on 5th Floor<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Naivasha Road, Off Ngong Road<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<strong>Nairobi<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Or<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\r\nEmail the application letter and all accompanying <strong>documents and certificates in one pdf attachment<\/strong> to the following address: <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@afa.go.ke\">recruitment@afa.go.ke<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>All applicants are notified of the following:<\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman\">\r\n\t<li>Only shortlisted and successful applicants will be contacted.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The Authority is an equal opportunity employer and committed to implementing the provisions of Chapter 232 (1) of the Constitution on fair competition and merit, representation of Kenya's diverse communities and affording equal employment opportunities to men and women, members of all ethnic groups and persons with disabilities. THEREFORE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE MARGINALIZED AND THE MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identity Card, academic and professional certificates and transcripts during interviews.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>It is a criminal offence to present fake certificates\/documents.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><strong>THE AUTHORITY DOES NOT CHARGE ANY FEES AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.<\/strong><\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[167],"job-categories":[5628,759,5626,6305,611,5215,426,5001],"job-types":[8],"class_list":{"0":"post-882691","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-kenya","7":"job_listing_category-agribusiness","8":"job_listing_category-agricultural-engineering","9":"job_listing_category-agriculture-economics","10":"job_listing_category-agriculture-extension","11":"job_listing_category-agriculture-horticulture-or-aquaculture","12":"job_listing_category-agronomy","13":"job_listing_category-biology-studies","14":"job_listing_category-food-science","15":"job_listing_type-entry-level","17":"job-type-entry-level"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/882691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/882714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=882691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=882691"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=882691"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=882691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}