Deputy Director, Import, Export and Border Control
Vacancy No.: KPH/DDIE&BC/1/24
Appointment Type: CONTRACT
No. of Positions: 1
a) Job Specifications
Duties and responsibilities: -
- Providing technical leadership and guidance on matters pertaining to export phytosanitary matters to ensure compliance to the standards;
- Coordinating Phytosanitary import and export certification plans, systems and procedures and coordinate their implementation;
- Initiating review and coordinating implementation policies, guidelines, manuals, protocols and strategies on import and export phytosanitary certification to facilitate compliance with national, regional and international laws, requirements, new tech
- Setting, monitoring and evaluating implementation of staff performance contracts to ensure compliance with government directives;
- Participating in development and review of Acts, regulations and policies on plant health matters to ensure proper legal and regulatory framework;
- Managing human, financial and material resources assigned to their area of operation.
- Participating in making of annual and project budgets and ensure proper use of allocated resources;
- Coordinating and maintaining databases for seed certification, Phytosanitary for information security, data management and reporting;
- Coordinating the use of ICS and ECS digital systems for effective and efficient service delivery.
- Coordinate and ensure availability of equipment, instruments and consumables in the departments to facilitate technical operations;
- Coordinating authorization of specified services to private players for efficiency in service delivery;
- Monitoring to ensure phytosanitary non-compliances are evaluated and resolved for efficiency in service delivery;
- Ensure implementation and maintenance of Quality Management Systems(QMS) for delivery of quality services and trade facilitation;
- xiv. Coordination and participation in appeals emanating from technical activities to resolve client complains and ensure customer satisfaction;
- Participate in activities for maintaining border security together with other government agencies by implementing various border surveillance strategies;
- Develop training programs and curriculum on phytosanitary matters for capacity building of
- Service's technical staff to enhance staff competence and efficiency in service delivery;
- Coordinate identification of training needs and formulating training modules and schedules for Export certification, import regulation and border control to ensure staff competency;
- Coordinate phytosanitary audits conducted by importing countries to ensure market access;
- Approve applications of new clients for registration in the Integrated Import and export certification systems for plant health controls;
- Responding to client enquiries/complaints and communicating feedback for customer satisfaction;
- Participate in stakeholder activities at national and county level to sensitize them on phytosanitary, seed certification and plant variety issues;
- Participate in pest surveillance, monitoring, emergency response and reporting of new pests using tools & technologies available for purposes of updating import and export regulations;
- Participate in development of pest management strategies for emerging pests for enhancement of crop production, environmental protection and market access;
- Support and participate in research activities towards strengthening Phytosanitary regulation and bridging gaps in missing data;
- Participate in Standards setting activities at national and international levels for plant protection and trade facilitation;
- Participate in inspection and monitoring of GMO approved activities and facilities to ensure compliance with the approval conditions.
b) Persons Specification
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Biotechnology, Entomology, Crop Protection, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Horticulture, Agronomy, Botany or its equivalent from a University recognized in Kenya;
- Master of Science in Plant Pathology, Biotechnology, Entomology, Crop Protection, Molecular Biology, Seed Technology, Plant Breeding, Horticulture, Agronomy, Botany or its equivalent from a University recognized in Kenya;
- Professional qualification and membership where applicable;
- Served for at least ten (10) years related work experience five (5) of which must be in a supervisory position;
- Attended a Senior Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
- Meets the provisions of the Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.
c) Skills
- Proficiency in computer applications. Literacy in statistical packages will be an added advantage;
- Excellent problem solving skills;
- Communication skills;
- Leadership skills;
- Problem solving skills
- Negotiation Skills
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Creativity;
- Data analysis skills;
- Report writing and presentation skills;
- Team player.
d) Competencies
- Ability to work independently;
- Ability to make decisions independently;
- Work well under pressure and prioritize work;
- Demonstrated results in work performance;
- Demonstrated knowledge in international standards and Quality Management Systems;
- Demonstrated outstanding professional competence.