Kenya Forest Service is a corporate body established under the Forest Conservation and Management Act no 34 of 2016 (henceforth referred to as the Act). The Act which was operationalized on 31st March 2017, gave the Service’s mandate as “to provide for the development and sustainable management, including conservation and rational utilization of all forest resources for the socioeconomic development of the country and for connected purposes”.

OFFICE ASSISTANT III /NURSERY/ ENUMERATOR – REF KFS/OA/III/N/E/2024 – KFS GRADE 13 – (32) POSITIONS

Entry Requirements :

• A candidate must have a Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) Division IV or Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Grade D+;
• Fulfils the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

An officer at this level shall report to a senior officer

Duties and responsibilities

• Perform basic nursery duties which include Sowing of seeds in the nursery, Collect Forest soil and potting, prick out the seedlings to transplant in, beds, Water all seedlings daily, Weed and clean the nursery, Root-prune the seedlings and Apply fertilizers to the seedlings
• Assist the forester in assessment of plantations for purposes of sales by assisting the forester survey plantations, Capture plantation data, assist in times of tree planting and fire fighting activities, and damage assessment.
• Promote public values and principles
• Mentoring and coaching