Vacancy title:
Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests/principal Kenya Forestry College

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Environment]

Jobs at:
Kenya Forest Service (KFS)

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, October 6 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Entry Requirements:

An officer at this level shall report to Senior Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests (Forest Conservation Management)

.Duties and responsibilities

1. Provide strategic leadership in the academic, training research and staff capacity building programmes of the Directorate.
2. Leading and participating in developing new and  review  existing policies, legislations, strategies, programmes and projects for the college.
3. Ensuring and coordinating the development, review and implementation of programmes, training curricula and  the monitoring and reporting tools.
4. Oversee effective management of all training programs & co-curriculum activities in the college.
5. Responsible for resource mobilization for the Department
6. Developing strategies for resource mobilization for the college.
7. Guiding and collaborating in partnership arrangements with stakeholders.
8. Initiating new ideas and programmes aimed at improving teaching and learning at the college.
9. Overseeing and coordinating mobilization and manage financial and human resources development in the college.
10. Coordinating The establishment of the collaborations and linkages with  industries and relevant training institutions.
11. Preparing estimates of recurrent and development expenditure for the college.
12. Overseeing and participating in interpreting  and implementing of the  relevant Government policies and translating them into training modules.
13. Guiding and coordinating in identifying  and admitting of  potential trainees for various training programmes in the institute.
14. Leading, coordinating and participating in the overall preparation of  the Institutes  Performance Contracting process.
15. Directing and coordinating in setting of the institutes objectives and activities to realize the work plans as per the performance contract.
16. Initiating and conducting research activities.
17. Ensuring safe custody and security of both movable and immovable college assets and human resource.
18. Leading in planning, acquiring, developing and maintaining physical facilities at the college.
19. Ensuring the submission of completed appraisal reports to Human Resources Management Department.
20. Authorising all the Directorate’s expenditure in conformity with Service and Government financial legislations.
21. Overseeing the monitoring implementation of the Directorate  budget.
22. Coordinating and participate in  the...

Additional Information:

Person Specification

1. Bachelor’s degree in Forestry or any other relevant qualifications from a recognized University.
2. Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Forestry, Business Management, Sustainable Development, Environmental Law, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Science/Management or any other relevant qualifications from a recognized University.
3. At least 10 years of work experience with 3 years in management.
4. A relevant Doctorate degree (PHD) from a recognized university is an added advantage.
5. Successfully attended a six (6) weeks Leadership and Development programme course or equivalent from a recognized training institution.
6. Adequate experience in operating at policy and strategic levels and translating these into practical and achievable objectives responsive to customers’ needs.
7. A member of good standing in a relevant professional body.
8. Proficiency in Computer applications.
9. Fulfilled requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

Skills & Attribute

1. Sound knowledge of institutional and government donors and funding policies.
2. Experience in developing and implementing successful entrepreneurial approaches to business development with the corporate sector.
3. Experience with working in Public Private Partnership environment.
4. Excellent relationship building and relationship management skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
5. Has experience in structured decision-making processes, prioritization.Experience in goal setting, planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting, as well as legal/contractual aspects of cooperation.
6. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
7. Proven experience in external organizational representation.
8. Good research and analytical skills.
9. Strong verbal and written communication skills, fluent in English both in writing and in speech.
10. Leadership skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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