Kenya Forest Service HR, Pilot, Technicians Jobs Vacancies in Kenya

Kenya Forest Service is a State Corporation established to sustainably manage,
conserve, develop and protect forest resources for Kenya’s social-economic
development.

The Service seeks to recruit highly competent, self driven & results
oriented individuals of high integrity to fill the following positions:

Job Title: Deputy Director Human Resources &
Administration – 1 Post
 
Reporting To: The Senior Deputy Director Finance & Administration

Essential Job functions
 
Specifically the Key tasks for this position will include:

• Provide
  creative & constructive leadership in the formulation &
  implementation of annual budgets, board papers, strategic planning as well
  as advising the Board of Directors & Management.
• Oversee;
  high disciplinary standards, all recruitment matters, promotions, employee
  relations, staff training & development, career planning, succession
  management, staff welfare, industrial relations & performance
  management.
• Ensuring
  proper design, application & maintenance of human resources &
  Administration information systems
• Managing
  the Human resources & Administration function.
• Develop
  innovative remuneration & reward systems that drive appropriate
  employee behavior & culture change as well as managing the payroll
• Overseeing
  the management of administration services namely, office services, fleet
  management, registry services, management of assets & other allied support
  functions.
• Formulation,
  review & implementation of innovative/progressive human resource
  management & administrative policies, procedures & processes.
• Ensuring
  proper implementation of staff welfare benefits e.g. superannuation
  schemes, medical schemes, insurance covers, leave benefits, gratuity etc.
• Liaise
  with line managers to understand their business strategy & workforce
  requirements as well as provide leadership & guidance in technical
  areas to improve the quality of staff performance, increase motivation,
  ensure transparency & fairness in human capital management.
• Administration
  of staff exits & ensures that all proper procedures are followed at
  the end of contractual relationships with staff.

• Postgraduate
  degree in any of the following fields: Business Administration or Human
  resource or Public Administration, Management science, Strategic
  management, or equivalent qualification from an accredited university
• Undergraduate
  degree in Human resource management or equivalent qualification from an
  accredited university
• Holder
  of a diploma in Human resource management or its equivalent qualification
  from an accredited institution
• A
  minimum of eight (8) years practicing human capital management with at least
  three (3) years in a senior position / manager in a large reputable
  organisation with exposure to human resource labour laws.
• Registered
  member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) or Kenya
  Institute of Management (KIM) or an equivalent recognized professional
  association,
• Hands
  on experience & exposure to performance management, ISO Quality
  Standards & behavior-based selection methods,
• Have
  well developed communication, interpersonal & facilitation skills with
  strong motivational, mentorship & team building approaches,
• Knowledge
  & understanding of current best practices in human capital management
  with wide experience in formulation & implementation of Human capital
  policies & strategies,
• Proficiency
  in various electronic systems including but not limited to Ms Office,
  Oracle, and Ms Navision.
• Excellent
  ability to explain complicated technical aspects in a clear, correct &
  concise manner to non-technical users.
• Ability
  to freely share information with others & collaborate within a high
  performance multidisciplinary team,
• Attention
  to details, culturally sensitive & meets the requirements of Chapter
  six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.

• As
  pilot in command, operates single-engine and multi-engine airplane in
  support of field missions, including specialized maneuvers including fire
  fighting, transport, air support, surveillance, mountain flying, patrol,
  pursuit, search and rescue, medical evacuations and aerial photography.
• Inspects
  and tests aircraft and all mission-related equipment as well as
  maintaining written reports, logs and records as required,
• Schedules
  flight plans in connection with flight; missions, passengers, passengers
  baggage and cargo, and analyzes weather conditions.
• Operates
  aircraft tug, tractor, and/or ground handling equipment.
• Coordinates
  aircraft ground handling procedures, maintenance, test flight procedures, pilot
  training programs and maintains training records.
• Administers
  aircraft systems and operations, aerial navigation and maintenance
  regarding normal operating procedures, limitations, emergency procedures.
• Oversees
  basic maintenance of aircraft, unit quarters and hangar.

• Must
  possess a valid Kenya Commercial Pilot License (CPL), Multi-Engine Rating
  (MER) and Instrument Rating (IR) licenses.
• Must
  have over two thousand (2,000) hours total Flight Time
• Must
  have over two hundred (200) hours Total Night Time
• Must
  have over three hundred (300) hours on the Cessna grand caravan 208b
  troupe carrier fixed wing aircraft
• At
  least five hundred (500) hours logged in the preceding six (6) months
• Able to
  work independently, prioritize flight missions & perform operations
  under highly stressful or emergency conditions
• Should
  possess a current medical certificate from authorized Civil Aviation Medical
  examiner
• Certificate
  of good conduct
• Must
  have the flexibility to work any hours including weekends, holidays,
  rotating shifts, call-outs and overtime in varying climatic conditions
  & weather conditions.

• Maintenance
  of remote sensed data for forest cover monitoring system
• Analyzing
  remotely sensed data for detecting forest cover changes and forest health
• Archiving
  and retrieval of remote sensed data
• Produce
  periodical updates of forest cover and forest cover change (change
  detection)
• Facilitate
  linkages with other institutions in the sub-sector
• Advising
  on the acquisition of remote sensing data

• Diploma
  in either forestry, Survey, cartography, Geo-informatics or equivalent
  with over forty (40) hours module on Geo-Informatics, or Remote Sensing
  from an accredited educational institution
• A
  minimum of two (2) years of working experience in application of remote
  sensing technology in the field of forest resources assessment or (Natural
  Resources Management) in a large reputable organization,
• Practical
  experience in use of Remote Sensing software applications in natural
  resource assessment and/or monitoring is an added advantage.
• Good knowledge
  of Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and related technologies such as Global
  Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS),
• Ability
  to process and appropriately display remotely sensed data;
• Proficiency
  with various computer applications including but not limited to Microsoft
  Office, ERDAS, IDRISI; MADCAT etc

• Maintenance
  of Geo-data for forest cover monitoring system
• Creating,
  storage and retrieval of forest resource geospatial datasets
• Conduct
  regular update of forest resource maps
• Maintenance
  of metadata for geospatial forest resource datasets
• Collating,
  inputting & analysis of forest data, updating /production of forest
  resources maps
• Liaise
  with other stakeholders in the field

• Diploma
  in forestry, Survey, geo-information, cartography or equivalent with over
  forty (40) hours module on GIS, from an accredited educational institution
• A
  minimum of two (2) years of working experience in application of
  Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the field of forest resources
  assessment or (Natural Resources Management) in a large reputable
  organization,
• Practical
  experience in use of GIS software applications in natural resource
  assessment and/or monitoring.
• Good
  knowledge of related technologies such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems
  (GNSS),
• Ability
  to collect, input, analyze and appropriately display GIS data;
• Proficiency
  with various computer applications including but not limited to Microsoft
  Office, ArcGis, Arcview, GRASS etc

• Development
  of databases
• Update
  of forest resources tabular databases
• Maintenance
  of non-geospatial database(s) within KFS
• Produce
  data reports and data mining queries
• Prepare
  forest resource datasets to support annual work plans and annual reports

• A
  Higher Diploma in MIS
• At
  least one (1) years experience in MIS work in a large public or private
  organization
• Practical
  experience in use Database Management Systems
• Basic
  knowledge on programming and web applications
• Proficiency
  with various computer applications including but not limited to Microsoft
  Access, Excel, visual basic etc