Assistant Director Fisheries at County Government of Tana River

TRCPSB/V/NO. 029/2025: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FISHERIES, J/G ‘P’ (1 POST)

Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• initiating and implementing Fisheries policies, projects, programs and strategies;
• evaluating, monitoring, control and surveillance systems;
• monitoring the implementation of regional and international fisheries agreements;
• coordinating the strengthening of fisheries extension services;
• promoting co-operation between the fisheries sector and local/international stakeholders;
• implementation of multilateral projects and programmes;
• coordinating fisheries extension services and comanagement programs;
• analyzing, storing and disseminating fisheries related reports;
• liaising with relevant stakeholders to design fisheries management programs;
• Coordinating fisheries research in fish stock assessment; promoting fish marketing and value addition;
• evaluating monitoring, control and surveillance systems;
• participating in the implementation of bi-lateral projects and programs;
• participating in negotiations of multi and bi-lateral agreements;
• Organizing extension approaches and methodologies;
• implementing fisheries management measures;
• formulating, implementing and monitoring resource conservation intervention strategies;
• monitoring fish seed and feed production programmes;
• designing fish marketing strategies;
• Promoting fish and fishery product value addition;
• Monitoring and evaluation of fish projects/programmes;
• Undertaking applied research;
• liaising with research institutions for research programs and dissemination of research findings;
• managing fisheries data bank;
• coordinating resource utilization at the area of deployment.
• Any other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Requirements for appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;

• served in the grade of Principal Fisheries Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:- Fisheries, Zoology, Aquatic Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Physical Science, Chemistry or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution;
• Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- Biological Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Aquatic Sciences, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences or any equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized Institution;
• certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• certificate of membership to a professional body from a recognized institution;
• certificate in computer application skills;
• knowledge of the Fisheries development and management policies, Fisheries Act and other related Acts and international conventions; and
• shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.