Deputy Director, Technical Capacity Building

1 month ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Full time

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute is empowered to carry out research in Marine and Freshwater fisheries, Aquatic biology, Aquaculture, Environmental Chemistry, Ecological, Geological and Hydrological studies, as well as Chemical and Physical Oceanography.

JOB SUMMARY

Requirements for Appointment/Person SpecificationFor appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -i) At least ten (10) years relevant work experience, at least three (3) of which must be in a managerial capacity in the public or private sector;ii) Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Aquatic or Fisheries Sciences, Biological or Physical Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Environmental studies, Geology, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, Bio-statistics, Marine engineering, Biometrics, Biotechnology; or any other aquatic, fisheries, Project Management, Social Sciences, Psychology, Education, Business or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; iii) Master's Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Aquatic or Fisheries Sciences, Biological or Physical Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Environmental studies, Geology, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, Bio-statistics, Marine engineering, Biometrics, Biotechnology; or any other aquatic, fisheries, Project Management, Social Sciences, Psychology, Education, Business or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; iv) Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;v) Proficiency in computer applications;vi) Demonstrated good results in work performance; andvii) Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the constitution

RESPONSIBILITIES

i) Formulating and implementing of policies and strategies for the KMFRI Graduate School;ii) Overseeing development of Information Education Communication (IEC) materials;iii) Coordinating with experts to develop training materials for target sectors;iv) Schedule, link and coordinate the integration of soft skills training and capacity development offered by the various partners Liaising with expert departments to provide relevant training to staff and stakeholders;v) Initiating and implementing capacity development initiatives, and these could be organized at the regional, sub- regional or national level;vi) Coordinating awareness programs;vii) Mobilizing resources required to implement the KMFRI Graduate School Programme activities;viii) Coordinating the development and review of Graduate schools' curriculum;ix) Monitoring and evaluating the training curriculums;x) Identifying key partners, resource persons and experts in different fields to support the implementation of the KMFRI Graduate School Programme;xi) Document compelling stories and case studies;xii) Developing training criteria, qualifications, schedules, specialized courses, modules and certification of courses;xiii) Developing and maintaining research database that may be used to develop and review curriculum;xiv) Developing tools to monitor and evaluate the impact of capacity building initiative; andxv) Devising ways of making the capacity building initiative sustainable and reliant.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Performance monitoring and evaluation, Testing and debugging, System administration, User management and administration, Code documentation, IT support, Programming

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Post-graduate education

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