Kenya forest services

Chief Officer Awareness and Outreach Programme
1 Post
KFS Grade 5
Ref KFS ES/OUT/01/09

Reporting to Deputy Director Forest Extension Services, the position holder will coordinate forest
outreach and tree planting activities

Overall Responsibilities:
• Coordination of Forest Extension outreach activities (shows, public week etc)
• Production, packaging and dissemination of information and forestry extension materials
• Networking and intersectoral collaboration with partners on research and other extension
activities
• Monitoring & Evaluation of extension activities
Required Qualifications and experience

Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
• A Bachelors degree in Forestry or Agriculture with 5 yrs progressive working experience in
extension activities, 3 of which should be at a senior management level
• Proven administrative and coordination skills.
• Proven computer proficiency

Chief Officer Bio-Fuel Production
1 Post
KFS Grade 5
Ref KFS ES/BIOF/01/09

Reporting to the Deputy Director Forest Extension Services the position holder will ensure
promotion of woodfuel development & identify markets and marketing channels for woodfuels.

Overall Responsibilities:
• Planning, coordinating and Implementing development of biofuel and biofuel rules and
regulations
• Promotion of potential biofuels and high energy yielding tree species such as jatropha
• Promotion of Commercial charcoal production and establishment of networks for charcoal
and firewood production and marketing.
• Promotion of efficient charcoal production and utilization technologies.
• Identification of markets and marketing channels for the woodfuels
Required Qualifications and experience

Suitable candidates MUST have the following minimum qualifications:
• A Bachelors degree in Forestry or Natural resources Management
• Minimum of 5 yrs progressive work experience, 3 of which should be in a relevant senior
management level
• Proven administrative and coordination skills.
• Computer proficiency

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.