About Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)
KMFRI was established to conduct research on aquatic systems covering both marine and freshwater. The Institute has grown from staff strength of two Research Scientists at inception to the current 122 scientists. KMFRI’s approved staff establishment stands at 1,350 employees.
KMFRI infrastr... read moreucture capacity has also expanded from two research stations based in Mombasa and Kisumu with acquisition of seven additional stations.
KMFRI is managed by a Board of Management appointed by the Cabinet Secretary, for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The Board has a gazetted Chairman and the Institute Director is the Secretary. Administratively, the Director is the Chief Executive Officer, assisted by three Deputy Directors, one in charge of Ocean and Coastal Systems Directorate, the other responsible for Freshwater Systems Directorate and the third in-charge of Finance and Administration Directorate. Aquaculture Directorate is currently headed by a Senior Assistant Director. Each Deputy Director is assisted by Assistant Directors in the respective departments. The Research Stations at Turkana, Naivasha, Baringo, Sagana, Kegati, and Sangoro are headed by Station Coordinators.
KMFRI Kisumu centre
KMFRI has adopted a multidisciplinary approach in research which is internationally recognised and has been a major strength especially in attracting research funding from development partners. KMFRI’s Research activities are organized into three directorates namely; Ocean and Coastal Systems (OCS), Freshwater Systems (FWS), Aquaculture Research and Development (ARD), and a sub-directorate on Socioeconomics (SE). The OCS has two departments; marine and coastal fisheries, and oceanography and hydrography, the FWS has two departments; inland fisheries and limnology, ARD has two departments; freshwater aquaculture and mariculture, while SE is cross-cutting. Each research directorate also has technical support services which are organized in to three departments namely laboratory, maritime and information and communication technology. The finance and administration directorate is organized two departments; finance and human resource and administration. Furthermore, there are other support services such as supply chain management, corporate affairs, planning and audit.
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) Jobs in South Africa
KMFRI is seeking to recruit a self-motivated professional who will fill the fixed term (15 months) position of Post doctoral researcher in our new research project: Local Roots and Global Branches: In
KMFRI is implementing a Mangrove Research Project funded by the Pew Charitable Trust and other agencies. The ‘Pew Project’ will implement social, economic and ecological research in Lamu o
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Advance staff welfare as an interface between human resource and employees in provision of welfare services – recreation facilities, benevolent scheme, canteen, and medical scheme
This is the entry and training grade for personnel in this cadre.
The duties of an Information Communication Technology Assistant includes: –
Writing and testing simple computer programs acc
This will be the entry grade for officers in this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
preparing the Institut
Duties and responsibilities include:
identification and provision of office space;
generation and maintenance of transport records;
in charge of compound and office maintenance;
supervision of p
Duties and responsibilities at this grade will include:
collecting, processing, preserving samples from aquatic environment and other sources;
collecting, preparing, managing and safely disposing
Duties and responsibilities include:
Inspection and maintenance of buildings, plant and equipment;
inspection of works;
installation and testing of plant and equipment;
designing of simple struc
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
collecting, processing, preserving and analyzing water, sediment and biological samples;
preparing, managing and safely disposing samples a
Duties and responsibilities for scientists at this grade will include: –
participating in research problem identification;
developing research concepts and proposals;
designing experiments;
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:
Supervision of personnel;
responsible for planning and coordination of procurement;
implementation and enforcement of the institute Procure
Duties and responsibilities will entail:
coordinating provision of laboratory services in a number of units and sections;
preparing and implementing work plans and programs;
ensuring submission o
Duties and responsibilities for scientists at this grade will include: –
participating in research problem identification;
developing research concepts and proposals;
designing experiments;
An officer at this grade will be required to independently initiate and implement research projects.
Duties and responsibilities at this cadre will include:-
problem identification;
formulating r
An officer at this grade will be required to independently initiate and implement research projects.
Duties and responsibilities at this cadre will include:-
problem identification;
formulating r