Background

Elgeyo Marakwet County covers a total area of 3029.9 km2. It borders West Pokot County to the North, Baringo County to the East, Trans Nzoia County to the Northwest and Uasin Gishu County to the West. The county is divided into three topographic zones namely: The Highlands, Kerio Valley and The Escarpment: all of them separated by the conspicuous Elgeyo E...

Responsibilities

Providing economic planning data; economic analysis; formulation of development strategies; identification, preparation and evaluation of development projects and programmes and monitoring of their implementation; conducting feasibility studies, determining project viability and setting project priorities; collection, collation and analysis of data relating to production and marketing of agricultural/industrial products, computerization and analysis of data; writing and submitting reports on specific assignments; control and supervision of technical and other supporting staff; drawing up survey questionnaires and setting up control procedures for receiving returns and taking the necessary action; collection, collation, computerization and analysis of data; writing and submitting reports on specific assignments.

Qualifications and Requirements

For appointment to this grade, an applicant MUST have: -

• A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Economics, or Economics and Mathematics or Economics and Statistics from a recognized university.
• A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in any of the subjects enumerated at (i) above with a bias towards Computer science, Operations Research, Survey Techniques and Demographic techniques from a recognized university/ institution; or
• A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Statistics with appropriate specialization from a recognized university/institution; or
• A postgraduate Bachelors of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Nairobi or equivalent institution or post graduate diploma or Master’s degree in subjects enumerated at (i)-(iii)above

• Providing economic planning data; economic analysis; formulation of development strategies; identification, preparation and evaluation of development projects and programmes and monitoring of their implementation; conducting feasibility studies, determining project viability and setting project priorities; collection, collation and analysis of data relating to production and marketing of agricultural/industrial products, computerization and analysis of data; writing and submitting reports on specific assignments; control and supervision of technical and other supporting staff; drawing up survey questionnaires and setting up control procedures for receiving returns and taking the necessary action; collection, collation, computerization and analysis of data; writing and submitting reports on specific assignments.

• A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Economics, or Economics and Mathematics or Economics and Statistics from a recognized university.
• A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in any of the subjects enumerated at (i) above with a bias towards Computer science, Operations Research, Survey Techniques and Demographic techniques from a recognized university/ institution; or
• A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Statistics with appropriate specialization from a recognized university/institution; or
• A postgraduate Bachelors of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Nairobi or equivalent institution or post graduate diploma or Master’s degree in subjects enumerated at (i)-(iii)above