Job Description:

About the Job

JOB GRADE: CPSB 09

SALARY: KSH. 39,700 rising incrementally to KSH. 52,690 p.m.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: One (1)

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Responsibilities

• Assisting in developing and implementing County forest policies for enhancing the growth and development of the forest sector.
• Create and continuously update basic forest data for entry into forest records books and registers.
• Participate in forest survey and inventory activities.
• Document pest and diseases out breaks in the tree nursery and the field.
• Label seedlings bed for easy identification and monitoring.
• Identify nursery soil collection sites.
• Supervise nursery activities (seed sowing ,pricking out ,potting, hardening off, soil fumigation, root pruning, watering, chemical and fertilizer application, cleaning and weeding).
• Assist in identifying sites for a flying nursery to enhance proximity to planting sites.
• Participate in the implementation of forest activities (stake cutting, taking out, planting, beating up, pruning ,thinning, re-spacing, coppice, reduction, climber/creeper cutting, weeding, boundary and fire brake maintenance).
• Collect data on seed germination to determine germination percentage and undertake training on tree planting.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry, or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer application skills.