Senior Deputy Director – Support Services

Grade: KFS 2

Reporting to the Director, the incumbent will formulate sound Marketing & Business Development, Planning and Monitoring, Project Development, Research Liaison, International Forestry obligations and economic investment policies in the organization

Overall Responsibility

• Formulate, develop and review corporate services policies and strategies in line with the changing environment
• Formulate strategies for Business development and marketing
• Ensure development and promotion of forestry investment
• Ensure internal and external linkages in support services strategies
• Support and promote project development initiatives
• Manage and co-ordinate performance contracting process and work plans

Required Qualifications and experience

• Minimum of a Masters Degree in Forestry, Business Administration, Strategic Management, Planning or Social Sciences
• Ten (10) years experience in a senior management position in a large and reputable organization
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body
• Strong computer skills
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to interact with people at different levels of management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their detailed CV with daytime contacts and copies of academic and professional certificates through the address given below on or before 27th June 2011.

Please note that those who had applied earlier are required to re-apply again.

DN/A 1005
P. O. Box 49010
00100 Nairobi

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted and canvassing will lead to disqualification.

Kenya Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer.