Deputy Director Forest Management and Conservation – at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)-how to apply!

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: –

• Coordinating the development, implementation and reviewing of forest management and conservation, agroforestry and commercial forestry policies, strategies, legislations, regulations, plans, standards and guidelines.
• Facilitating the implementation of projects and programmes for forest conservation, commercial forestry and agroforestry.
• Establishing linkages between the Ministries, Departments, County Governments and Agencies, and other stakeholders on forest management and conservation, Agroforestry and commercial forestry.
• Coordinating establishment and maintenance of a database of all forests and forest health status.
• Promoting Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in forest management, conservation, protection, agro-forestry and commercial forestry.
• Coordinating development and implementation of guidelines for “Adopt a Forest” concept.
• Implementing the National Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Strategy.
• Domesticating and monitoring compliance of forestry related Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and other regional instruments and protocols.
• Building capacity of key institutions and stakeholders to support forestry development.
• Coordinating development of strategies for promotion of nature-based enterprises for communities’ economic livelihoods.
• Coordinating the establishment of urban forests and green spaces and establishing Tree Growing Fund; and
• Coordinating policy research and knowledge management on forest conservation, commercial forestry and agroforestry initiatives

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

• served for a minimum of ten (10) years, three (3) of which had to have been spent in a relevant and comparable role in the larger public service, or as a principal, forest officer, or CSG 8 and above.
• A bachelor’s degree from a Kenyan institution in any of the following fields: forestry, agroforestry, wood science, industrial processes and technology, natural resource conservation, or an equivalent degree; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competencies in in work performance and results

Deputy Director Forest Management and Conservation – at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)-how to apply!