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Assistant Director Fisheries

Laikipia County Government Deputy Director Administration (Sub County Administrator) Permanent Posted 2026-11-06
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Laikipia County Government is hiring an Assistant Director Fisheries, a permanent and pensionable full-time role in Laikipia, Rift Valley. The successful candidate will implement fisheries policies and programmes, manage resources conservation, promote value addition and aquaculture, and coordinate fisheries data and research.

  • Permanent and pensionable, full-time county government role
  • Salary scale KSH 92,030 to KSH 133,410 per month
  • Requires seven years' experience, three at supervisory or managerial level
Source MyJobMag Kenya Salary KSH. 92,030x4,100 – 133,410 p.m.

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Laikipia County Government is hiring an Assistant Director Fisheries, a permanent and pensionable full-time role in Laikipia, Rift Valley. The successful candidate will implement fisheries policies and programmes, manage resources conservation, promote value addition and aquaculture, and coordinate fisheries data and research.

  • Permanent and pensionable, full-time county government role
  • Salary scale KSH 92,030 to KSH 133,410 per month
  • Requires seven years' experience, three at supervisory or managerial level
  • Bachelor's degree in Fisheries, Zoology, Aquatic Sciences or Food Science and Technology
  • Senior Management Course certificate of at least four weeks required
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Laikipia County is one of the 14 counties within the Rift Valley region and one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya.

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Assistant Director Fisheries

Job Type: Full Time

Qualifications

  • BA/BSc/HND
  • ,
  • MBA/MSc/MA
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  • Professional Certificate

Experience

7 years

Location: Laikipia

Job Field: Agriculture / Agro-Allied

SALARY: KSH. 92,030x4,100–96,130x4,520–100,650x4,920–105,570x5,070–110,640 x 5,300–115,940x5,560–121,500x5,840–127,340x6,070–133,410 p.m.

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible to the Director. Duties and responsibilities will entail: Implementing Fisheries policies, projects and programs, organizing extension approaches and methodologies, Implementing fisheries management measures, formulating, implementing and monitoring resources conservation intervention strategies, promoting fish and fishery products value addition, monitoring and evaluation of fish projects/programs, undertaking applied research, liaising with research institutions for research programs and dissemination of research findings, managing fisheries data banks, coordinating resource utilization at the area of deployment, in addition, the officer will be the subject matter specialist in fish quality assurance and marketing, Aquaculture development, Inland and Riverine fisheries or marine and coastal fisheries.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

Have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than seven (7) years in the professional field in the Public Service or Private Sector, three (3) of which should be at supervisory or managerial level;

Bachelor degree in any of the following fields: -Fisheries, Zoology, Aquatic sciences, Food Science and Technology or any other equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.

Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution

Knowledge of the Fisheries development and management policies, Fisheries Act and other related Acts and international conventions.

Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya;

Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results; and,

Certificate in computer applications skills

Possession of a Master's degree in the relevant discipline will be an added advantage

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