Kakamega County is one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. It borders Vihiga County to the south, Siaya County to the West, Bungoma County to the North and Nandi County to the East. The county covers an area of 3050.3 Km2 (Kakamega CDP, 2013). The altitude of the county is between 1,240 metres and 2,000 metres above sea level.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provide leadership in the technical advice on cooperative investments, finance, credit, marketing, project management extension and advisory services;
• Develop and implement of policies or programs and enforcing compliance with cooperative legislation;
• Design, coordinate and monitor the implementation of cooperative activities, programs and policies;
• Carry out market research and disseminating research findings;
• Prepare and validate registration and deregistration of cooperative societies’ documents;
• Monitor cooperative societies’ liquidation process;
• Develop education and training packages for the cooperative movement;
• Promote value addition and processing;
• Conduct cooperative banking inspections and undertake cooperative risk assessment;
• Develop new financial products, new credit policies and other cooperative ventures; and
• Responsible for staff supervision, development and appraisal in the directorate.

Requirements for Appointment:

For appointment in to this grade, an officer must have;-

• Served in the grade of Deputy Director of Cooperatives, Job Group CPSB 04/‘Q’ in the Public Service, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and equivalent position in the wider Public Service or Private Sector;
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields; Commerce, Business Administration, Economics Sociology, Law Cooperative Movement, Marketing Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizational Development or Finance from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business administration, Economics, Sociology, Law, Cooperative Management, marketing Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizational Development or Finance from a recognized institution; and
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP) lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution