Water Management Officer I - 2 Posts

The Water Management Officer I position is responsible for implementing water management strategies and promoting efficient irrigation practices within Kitui County. This role involves significant engagement with local farming communities and stakeholders to ensure the sustainable development and management of irrigation schemes.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have the following qualifications:

• Be a Citizen of Kenya.
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education and Extension, Agricultural Resource Management, Dryland Agriculture, Soil Environment and Land Use Management, or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer application skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Mobilizing farmers for irrigation scheme development;
• Updating the irrigation water users’ associations’ inventory;
• Collecting and compiling data for irrigation planning;
• Identifying and compiling inventory on relevant stakeholders in irrigation scheme development and management;
• Setting up demonstrations of on-farm irrigation technologies;
• Preparing training materials;
• Training of irrigation farmers, farmer organizations, and irrigation water users’ associations; and
• Disseminating information on irrigation scheme management, supply and optimum use of water, and management of irrigated enterprises at scheme level.