Compliance Officer II

ABOUT THE COMPANY Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a State Corporation in the ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Corporatives established by the Agriculture and Food Authority Act No 13 of 2013 to operationalize the Crops Act No 16 of 2013. The Act consolidates the laws on regulation and promotion of agriculture and makes provision for the respective roles of national and county governments according to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya. The role of the Authority is to Regulate, Develop and Promote Scheduled Crops value chains for increased economic growth in Kenya.

AFA is a product of Agriculture Sector Reforms which commenced in 2003 with the formulation of the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS) and the Strategy for the Revitalization of Agriculture (SRA).The reforms focused on improving efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery through the review of the legal and regulatory framework in the agriculture Sector. JOB SUMMARY Person SpecificationsFor appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Food Science and Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Extension and Education, Agronomy, Biology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; andProficiency in computer applications RESPONSIBILITIES Conducting inspection and compliance audit to growers, growers association, dealers and manufacturers;Monitoring activities associated with production, dealing, handling and processing of scheduled crops;Monitoring imports and exports of scheduled crops for compliance to food safety and quality standards and compiling reports;Undertaking regular surveillance and audits on agro- processing facilities and farms to ensure compliance and compiling reports;Enforcing industry codes of practice and standards;Monitoring of produce and product quality; andCollecting and preparing samples for analysis and analyzing test results reports for decision making REQUIRED SKILLS Reporting, Documentation and record keeping, Compliance, Risk analysis REQUIRED EDUCATION Bachelor's degree