Assistant Compliance Officer III

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: -Diploma in any of the following disciplines: - Food Technology, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, Horticulture, Agricultural Extension and Education, Biology or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; andProficiency in computer applications. RESPONSIBILITIES Conducting inspection and compliance audits to growers, growers’ association, dealers and manufacturers;Monitoring activities associated with production, dealing, handling and processing of scheduled crops;Inspecting imports and exports of scheduled crops for compliance to existing standards;Undertaking regular surveillance and audits on agro- processing facilities and farms to ensure compliance;Enforcing industry codes of practice and standards;Inspecting crops produce and product quality and quantities; andCollecting and preparing samples for analysis. REQUIRED SKILLS Compliance, Risk management, Risk analysis, Audit (internal) REQUIRED EDUCATION Diploma, Associate's degree