a) Job Specification

This is the entry for cadre for Forest Assistant. An officer at this level shall report to Forest Station Manager.

Responsibilities

• Implement the forest legislation and related policies for enhancing the growth and development of the forest sector.
• Labelling of seed and seedlings beds for easy identification and monitoring.
• Participate in data collection on seed germination to determine germination percentage.
• Participate to basic forest data for entry into forest records books and registers.
• Identification of nursery soil collection sites.
• Participate nursery soil curing and collection.
• Record station rainfall, wind speed, wind strength, humidity and wind direction data.
• Participate in forest survey and inventory activities.
• Carry out forest conservation activities.
• Participate in forest fire fighting
• Participate construction of germination and Swaziland beds.
• Participate in monitoring pest and diseases out breaks in the tree nursery and the field.
• Mixing of nursery soil to ensure appropriate ratios.
• Participate in nursery activities (seed sowing, pricking out, potting, hardening-off, soil fumigation, root pruning, watering, chemical and fertilizer application, cleaning and weeding).
• Identification of sites for flying nurseries to enhance proximity to planting sites.
• Participate in the implementation of forest activities (stake cutting, staking out, planting, beating up, pruning, thinning, re-spacing, coppice reduction, and climber/creeper cutting, weeding, boundary and fire break maintenance).

Qualifications

• KCSE (D+)
• Certificate in Forestry
• Proficiency in computer applications

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