Director of Fisheries - Fish Quality, Safety & Trade

Director of Fisheries - Fish Quality, Safety & Trade

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
• Experience 15 years
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied

Remuneration

Basic Salary (p.m) Ksh. 233,261 – 304,768

House Allowance (p.m) Ksh.60,000 (or as per prevailing government rates)

Commuter Allowance (p.m) Ksh. 20,000 (or Official Transport provided)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days per leave year

Medical Benefits As per the Kenya Fisheries Service medical scheme

Work station Headquarters, Nairobi

Minimum Qualifications & Work Experience

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years' relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have been at the level of Assistant Director and above or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields: Fisheries, Biological Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Aquatic Sciences, Zoology, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences or an equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Master's degree in any of the following fields: Fisheries, Biological Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Aquatic Sciences, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences or an equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Strategic Leadership Development Programme from a recognized institution;
• Be conversant with national and international fisheries agreements, conventions, protocols and laws of the sea;
• Broad knowledge of fisheries development and management policies, the Fisheries Management and Development Act (Cap .378) and other related Acts;
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution;
• Shown competence in planning and implementation of development, management and research of fisheries projects and programs; and
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, standards and guidelines on fish safety, quality, safety and trade;
• Developing and implementing national monitoring plans for contaminants;
• Developing and harmonizing sampling protocols for monitoring contaminants in fishery enterprises and fish environment;
• Coordinating fish quality assurance operations;
• Coordinating research on fisheries and aquaculture in consultation with research institutions and other accredited agencies;
• Promoting and enforcing sanitary and Phyto-sanitary requirements for fisheries and aquaculture;
• Creating public awareness on fish quality and safety, biosecurity, environmental issues and fish trade;
• Fisheries and aquaculture products risk analysis;
• Regulating fish handling, landing, transportation, processing and trade; collaborating with Government agencies,
• Private sector and relevant stakeholders on matters related to fish quality and safety;
• Collaborating nationally, regionally and internationally on matters of fish quality and safety;
• Approval of operational fishery enterprises; maintaining a register of approved fishery enterprises;
• Health certification of fish and fishery products for exports; management of fish and fishery products imports;
• Collecting, analyzing and disseminating fish safety and trade information;
• Promoting fisheries and aquaculture post-harvest technologies;
• Notification and enquiries on fish and fishery products trade; and collaborating on transshipment inspections.
• Any other related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

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