• Development, implementation and evaluation of the relevant division strategic plan, programs and projects in collaboration with other departments and stakeholders.
• Planning and supervision of the relevant division’s programs and activities.
• Organization, direction, control and the co-ordination of the tasks of the division.
• Interpreting and applying national and county laws and other related statutes in the relevant division in line with the county goals and objectives.
• Developing appropriate county departmental policies, legal and institutional frameworks for the implementation of the mandate of the division.
• Handling administrative, human resource and asset management issues.
• Oversee preparation of annual work plans and financial budgets.
• Ensuring strict compliance with all financial, budgetary and procurement procedures.
• Co-ordination of production, documentation and dissemination of the relevant division’s information.
• Provide advice and guidance in recruiting, hiring and staff development.
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the Director.

• Be a Kenyan Citizen.
• Be a holder of at least a first degree from a university recognized in Kenya in the relevant field.
• A Master’s degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than five (5) years in Public Service or the Private Sector.
• Demonstrate a high degree of professional and technical competence as reflected in work performance and results.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of devolution, the county development objectives and Vision 2030.
• Be conversant with policy formulation and implementation.
• Be a strategic thinker and result oriented.
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.
• Be computer literate.

Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development

• Planning and supervision of the unit programs and activities
• Providing strategic leadership and support to rescue service operations
• Coordinate the risk and regulatory services of the Kisii County including fire and rescue and emergency planning
• Ensuring the Fire and Rescue Unit fulfills its statutory responsibilities and meets the county needs
• Directing and managing the operations of the fire and rescue Service to ensure it realizing the highest operations standards and delivers efficiency
• Leading the development of the Fire and Rescue Service emergency preparedness plans
• Building Capacity of staff in the Unit for realization of the capacities and resiliencies necessary for responding to major incidents such as fire, accidents and natural disasters
• Leading the development and delivery of Fire Preventive, legislative protection, and Response strategies, to reduce the incidence and resulting loss from fire
• Identifying potential safety or fire hazards and taking action to eliminate them.
• Assures that fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fire alarms, sprinklers systems and fire hydrants are in in operating condition.
• Plans, Organizes and conducts fire and emergency response drills for the unit staff to ensure enhanced preparedness
• Coordinating employee safety and accident prevention programs, and preliminary investigation of employees accidents at the work place.
• Organizes training on first aid application for the Unit staff and ensuring that the first kit are complete and upto date
• Developing and maintaining strategic partnership relationship with key stakeholders to support delivery of the fire and rescue services.
• Promote and maintain collaboration with key partners including the police and Health.
• Setting performance indicators for the unit and ensuring all staff understand them for the effective delivery of services
• Monitoring standards of service delivery to ensure achievement of the performance indicators and desired and desired performance of the unit.
• Ensuring that realistic care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare for all staff and other persons during delivery of services.
• Preparation of the incident reports for the unit and county government.
• Any other duties as allocated from time to time.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field from a university recognized in Kenya
• Diploma/Certificate in occupational Health and Safety will be an added advantage
• Five (5) years of relevant work experience
• Substantial and current post qualification experience of working in a Fire and Rescue services
• Considerable experience of contingency and emergency planning
• Ability to audit fire safety and rescue arrangements
• Excellent understanding of current legislation practices related to fire and rescue services as well as emergencies
• Experience of producing written reports and statistical information using IT Software’s
• Ability to plan, organize and communicate effectively.

Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development

• Planning and Supervision of the Town’s programs and activities.
• Initiate the development of policies and plans for use within the town
• Coordinate development and maintenance of infrastructure and facilities of public services
• Facilitation and coordination of citizen participation in the development of policies and plan and delivery of services.
• Staff supervision, training, monitoring and evaluation of performance
• Coordinate implementation and evaluation of the town’s integrated strategic urban development plan, programs and projects in collaboration with other department and stakeholders.
• Initiation and drafting of the town’s procedures and policies
• Interpreting and applying national and county laws and other related statutes in the department in line with the county goals and objectives.
• Handling administrative, human resources and assets management issues.
• Preparation of annual work plans and financial budgets.
• Ensuring strict compliance with all financial, budgetary and procurement procedures.
• Co-ordination of production, documentation and dissemination of the town’s information and reports.
• Provide advice and guidance in recruitment and staff development.

• Be a Citizen of Kenya;
• Bachelor’s Degree from a university recognized in Kenya or its equivalent
• Proven experience of not less than five (5) years in administration or management either in the public or private sector.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of devolution, County Development objectives and Vision 2030.
• Be conversant with policy formulation and implementation.
• Be a strategic thinker and result oriented.
• Be a computer literate

• Management of the traffic flow in urban areas
• Reorganization of parking and hawking activities in urban areas,
• Assisting to coordinate citizens participation in the development of policies and plans and service delivery,
• Preparation and management of duty roasters for fire and emergency response departments,
• Coordinating the Integrated urban areas cleaning program,
• Participates in the preparation of annual work plans and financial budgets,
• Monitoring implementation of work plans and preparing status reports,
• Liaising with Kenya Police to enforce traffic and other laws applicable to urban areas,
• Performing duties of the Interim town Administrator in his/her absence.

• Be a citizen of Kenya,
• Bachelor`s degree from a University recognized in Kenya,
• Proven experience of not less than five years in administration or management either in the public or private sector,
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of devolution, County development objectives and vision 2030,
• Be conversant with policy formulation and implementation,
• Be strategic thinker and result oriented,
• Be computer literate.

Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development

• Preparation of specifications, designs, constructing and maintaining streets walkways, street lighting, water supply networks, sewers, urban solid waste management and disposal,
• Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labour to determine project feasibility,
• Developing specifications, design, constructing and maintaining public parks and motor cycle paths,
• Coordinating, designing , construction and maintenance of urban roads and drainage systems,
• Working with relevant sectors to manage the underground utility networks for urban areas local distribution networks of electrical and communications services,
• Optimization of garbage collection and bus park services networks,
• Participation in Development control activities in all urban areas within the County
• Liaise with other engineers, Public Health department and other ministries in promoting good practice
• Manage and direct staff members and the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site
• Provide technical advice regarding design, construction, or program modifications and structural repairs to managers
• Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards,
• Prepare or present public reports on topics such as bid proposals, performances, environmental impact statements or property and right-of-way descriptions,
• Carry out a review of traffic patterns or environmental conditions to identify engineering problems and assess potential project impact,
• Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations or establish reference pints, marks, or elevations to guide construction,
• Plan and design transportation systems following government standards,
• Coordinate, develop and prepare engineering terms of reference and tender documents,
• Perform liaison duties with various interest groups to minimize potential disruption.

• Be a citizen of Kenya.
• Bachelor`s degree in Civil Engineering from a University recognized in Kenya
• Have relevant work experience of not less than five years in the public service or the private sector.
• Be registered member of a professional body such as Engineers Board of Kenya and has valid membership for the current year
• Demonstrate a high degree of professional and technical competence as reflection in work performance and results
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of devolution, county development objectives and vision 2030
• Be a computer literate
• Ability to communicate effectively ,both orally and in writing
• Ability to work with Contractors, consultants, property owners and the general public

Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development

• Planning ,organizing, implementing and communicating the GIS activities in the County
• Performing complex cadastral and GIS data maintenance, manipulation, analysis, extraction and generation assignments;
• Designing, implementing, and testing configuration changes in packaged software
• Creating and maintaining files of digital pictures of streets and street problems for department use;
• Coding and digitizing maps and geographical feature data into various layers ;
• Preparing projects and data for archival storage;
• Managing GIS records and inventory;
• Documenting and filing data source and map files for future reference;
• Responding to requests from various county departments for mapping data;
• Responding to emergency mapping and information requests
• Preparing, planning, producing, maintaining and updating a variety of maps, drawings, plans and other graphic representations
• Displaying layers and attribute data from databases, using cartographic techniques to represent spatial data;
• Developing and maintaining data layers, using GIS tools, CAD tools and relational databases;
• Performing detailed spatial analysis including notifications, buffering, and zone consolidation;
• Manipulating images for electronic mapping; enters attribute data pertaining to specific features into a relational database;
• Incorporating maps, charts, date files, spreadsheet data, documentation and text into reports.

• Be a Kenyan Citizen.
• Bachelor`s Degree with major in GIS, or computer science or a closely related subject from a University recognized in Kenya
• GISP certification or GIS certificate.
• Have a relevant experience of not less than five years (5) in the Public Service.
• Thorough understanding of GIS concepts and analytical techniques, including computerized mapping and digital data conversion, manipulation and analysis.
• Knowledge of GIS software tools and applications including but not limited to ArcGIS, ArcIMS, ArcSDE, AutoCAD suit, MS vision and applications of MS office suit
• Ability to plan, organize, integrate, monitor, and maintain a comprehensive GIS and its related applications to meet Kisii County mapping and customer service objectives, including developing long-range GIS system goals.
• Able to analyze complex problems, evaluate alternatives and make sound independent decisions within established guidelines
• Ability to train others in the in the use of GIS applications
• Able to organize, plan and complete projects efficiently
• Demonstrable ability to work collaboratively and effectively with project teams including user representative and outside resources and other encountered in the course of work.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of work

Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development

• Staff supervision, training, monitoring and evaluation of performance
• Development, implementation and evaluation of the Department`s strategic plan, programs and project in collaboration with other Departments and stakeholders.
• Planning and supervision of the departments programs and activities.
• Organization, Direction and co-ordination of the tasks of the department.
• Initiation and drafting of the department`s procedures and policies pertaining to housing, programs and staff management
• Interpreting and applying national and county laws and other related statutes in the housing department in line with the county goals and objectives.
• Handling administrative, human resource and asset management issues.
• Preparation of annual work plans and financial budgets.
• Ensuring strict compliance with all financial, budgetary and procurement procedures.
• Co-ordination of production, documentation and dissemination of the department`s information and reports
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time.

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Bachelor`s degree in Architecture or relevant field from a university recognized in Kenya
• A Master`s degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage
• Have relevant work experience of not less than seven (7) years in the public service
• Be a registered member of a professional body such as the Architectural Association of Kenya
• Demonstrate a high degree of professional and technical competence as reflected in work performance and results.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of devolution, county development objectives and vision 2030
• Be conversant with policy formulation and implementation
• Be a strategic thinker and result oriented
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity
• Be computer literate.