Kenya forest services -Survey

Chief Officer Survey and Mapping
1 Post
KFS Grade 5
Ref KFS FCM/SURMAP/01/09

Reporting to the Deputy Director, Forest Conservation and Management, the position holder will
work to establish forest boundaries and maintain spatial data records on all forests in Kenya.

Overall Responsibilities:
• Planning, developing, coordinating and implementing survey and mapping programmes and
policies
• Coordinating surveys, boundary demarcations and mapping of forest reserves and ensuring
that all boundary records for the Forest Reserves are held in safe custody
• Provision of expert witness on litigation matters concerning boundary disputes.
• Overseeing compilation of documents leading to the drawing up of boundary plans, titles,
leases and subleases issued to Kenya Forest Service.
Required Qualifications and experience

Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
• A Bachelors degree in Land Survey
• Be registered with a relevant professional body
• 5 years progressive work experience in a senior level of which should be in an appropriate
environment and institution
• He/she should be able to use chains, transits, theodolites and plum lines to carry out survey
work
• He/she must be able to use modern survey equipments that include GPS, Laptops, and
Robotic Total Stations and be conversant with GIS Software and applications.

How to Apply
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their detailed CV with daytime contacts
and copies of academic and professional certificates to the undersigned so as to reach him on or
before Wednesday 23rd September, 2009.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Human Resource Manager,
Kenya Forest Service,
P.O. Box 30513-00100 Nairobi.