The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948; Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments;

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Developing Ecological Restoration policies, strategies, legislation, regulations, plans, standards and guidelines;
• Coordinating rehabilitation and restoration of riverine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems for ecological stability;
• Liaising with relevant stake holders to support in Climate Change/Action policy;
• Designing guidelines for incentivizing private sector and communities for ecological restoration and the sharing of associated benefits;
• Mainstreaming relevant global targets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in national ecological restoration strategies;
• Monitoring ecological integrity of sensitive ecological ecosystems and landscape restoration;
• Building capacity of County Governments and relevant stakeholders on ecological restoration;
• Coordinating actions for the recovery and renewal of degraded habits;
• Coordinating community involvement and stewardship programmes in ecological restoration;
• Coordinating protection, conservation and re-introduction of native species in degraded ecosystems;
• Coordinating private- public partnerships  in ecological restoration;
• Coordinating research and knowledge management on ecological restoration; and
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders to roll out period early warning alerts to the counties

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

• Served for a minimum period of ten (10) years, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Principal Ecological Restoration, CSG 8 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Forestry, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies and Community Development, Natural Resources Management, Range Management, Environmental and Bio-Systems Engineering or equivalent qualification from a university recognized  in Kenya; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results