Duties and responsibilities

• Implement policies on land reclamation and arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) development programmes;
• Implementing policy strategies and investment plans;
• Ensure sustainable management and utilization of land and water reso
• Provide Support in coordinating integrated and multi-sectoral development programmes,
• Management and utilization of land water resources,
• Management and utilization of water, land and ASAL resources;
• Provide support in resource mobilization and funding of projects and programmes;
• Ensure public-private partnership and empowering communities in developing their local resources;
• Provide support in liaising with development partners and NGOs and other stakeholders in the sector, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and better services delivery systems;

Requirements for appointment for appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• Served in the grade of assistant director of land reclamation or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service for at least three (3) years
• A master’s degree in any of the following discipline: Geography, population studies, Economic, Chemistry, physics sociology, Forestry, Natural resources Management, Pest Management, Rural Development, wildlife management, Agriculture, Hydrology, Environmental Science, Marine science, Education and Communication, and civil/Mechanical/chemical/Agricultural/industrial water resources Engineering or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Attended a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution and demonstrated through knowledge and understanding of national development goals, vision and global partnership
• Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Certificate of membership to a professional body recognized institutions.