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”.

SURVEY ASSISTANT – REF KFS/SA/2024 – KFS GRADE 10 – (7) POSITIONS

Entry Requirements :

• Diploma in Surveying or equivalent from a recognized institution
• Member of Institution of Surveyors of Kenya
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Fulfil requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.

Skills and attributes

• Presentation skills,
• Communication skills,
• Report writing skills
• Analytical skills,
• Interpersonal skills,
• Creativity and innovation,
• Management skills.

An officer at this level shall report to a senior officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will undertake all kinds of cadastral and control surveys.
• Carry out theodolite work and related computations and adjustments.
• Carrying out angular and distance measurements and computation for small density topographical, site engineering, general boundary, and photo control surveys.
• Gather physical survey data
• Transformation of coordinates from one projection to another.
• Calculate geographical positions from one survey data to another.
• Draw contours to aid in KFS physical construction works.
• Promote public values and principles
• Mentoring and coaching