The Siaya County Public Service Board, established under the County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012, is mandated to oversee human resource management within the County Public Service. In line with its constitutional and statutory responsibilities, the Board periodically undertakes recruitment exercises to ensure that County Government departments are adequately staffed with competent and qualified personnel capable of delivering public services efficiently and transparently.
Pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Constitution of Kenya, the County Governments Act, 2012, and other applicable laws, the Siaya County Public Service Board hereby announces a wide range of vacant positions across several departments within the County Government. These vacancies span senior executive leadership roles, technical and professional health positions, and specialized managerial and directorial roles in governance, administration, infrastructure, economic planning, social services, and environmental management.
This recruitment exercise targets qualified, experienced, and results-oriented Kenyan citizens who are willing to serve in the County Public Service and contribute to the realization of Siaya County’s development agenda. The positions are offered on various terms, including contract, permanent, and pensionable appointments, depending on the specific role.
The information below presents a comprehensive outline of all advertised positions, including departmental placement, duties and responsibilities, terms of service, and application procedures. The presentation is intended to be clear and structured to facilitate easy review by potential applicants and third-party job boards.
Vacancies for the Position of County Executive Committee Members in the Office of the Governor
The County Executive Committee Members serve as the highest level of executive leadership within the County Government, reporting directly to the Governor. They are responsible for policy formulation, strategic leadership, and oversight of service delivery within their respective portfolios.
The County Executive Committee Member positions are available in the following departments:
Finance and Economic Planning
Governance and Administration
Health and Sanitation
Trade, Cooperatives, Enterprise and Industrialisation
Agriculture, Food Security, Livestock and Blue Economy
Water, Irrigation, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources
Public Works, Roads, Energy and Transport
Tourism, Culture, Sports and Arts
Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development
Education, Youth Affairs, Gender and Social Services
Duties and Responsibilities
County Executive Committee Members are responsible for providing strategic leadership in policy formulation and service delivery within their respective departments. They promote good governance, transparency, and accountability in the administration of County affairs. The role involves supervising the administration and delivery of services across County departments, decentralized units, and agencies.
They are tasked with implementing County legislation and policies, as well as relevant national legislation as required. They coordinate departmental functions within the County administration and provide regular reports to the County Assembly on departmental performance and matters affecting the County. Additionally, they advise the Governor on issues falling within their areas of jurisdiction and ensure alignment of departmental activities with the County’s development priorities.
Terms of Service
County Executive Committee Members serve for the tenure of the Governor. Remuneration and benefits are provided in accordance with guidelines issued by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
Vacancies for the Position of Chief Officers in the County Public Service
Chief Officers serve as the authorized and accounting officers within County departments and report to the respective County Executive Committee Members. These roles are critical in translating policy decisions into operational outcomes.
The Chief Officer positions are available in the following departments:
Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development
Governance and Administration
Trade, Cooperatives, Enterprise and Industrialization
Tourism, Culture, Sports and Arts
Budget and Economic Planning
ICT and Public Service Transformation
Natural Resources
Duties and Responsibilities
Chief Officers are responsible for the administration of their respective departments and ensuring effective service delivery through the implementation of approved policies and regulations. They implement County Executive Committee resolutions and oversee the execution of departmental development plans and strategic initiatives.
Their responsibilities include developing and implementing departmental strategic plans, promoting national values and principles of governance and public service, managing human and financial resources, and ensuring accountability and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Terms of Service
The positions are offered on three-year contracts, renewable annually subject to satisfactory performance. Remuneration and benefits are determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
Vacancies in the Department of Health
Medical Officer
Job Group: CPSB 07 (M)
Number of Posts: 17
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
Medical Officers participate in strategic planning within hospital divisions and provide direct clinical services to patients. Their duties include diagnosing illnesses, prescribing treatment, monitoring patient progress, providing emergency medical services, and offering medical advice and health education. They collaborate with other medical professionals, refer patients to specialized clinics when necessary, and implement best practice clinical policies and procedures.
Registered Nurse III
Job Group: CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: 55
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
Registered Nurse III officers assess, plan, and implement nursing interventions and evaluate patient outcomes. They provide comprehensive nursing care services, including maternal and child health services, immunization, antenatal care, and patient counselling. They maintain patient records, ensure a safe clinical environment, facilitate admissions and discharges, and perform any other delegated nursing duties.
Registered Clinical Officer III
Job Group: CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: 10
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Officers take patient histories, conduct examinations, diagnose and treat illnesses, and perform minor surgical procedures. They provide counselling, implement community health activities, collect clinical data, prepare medico-legal reports, supervise trainees, and refer patients to specialized services as appropriate.
Assistant Health Records and Information Management Officer III
Job Group: CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: 5
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
These officers manage patient registration, appointment scheduling, medical records storage and retrieval, data capture, and record confidentiality. They assign disease and procedure codes, maintain patient indexes, prepare clinics, and support health information management processes.
Assistant Physiotherapist III
Job Group: CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: 4
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
Assistant Physiotherapists provide physiotherapy services to inpatients and outpatients, assess rehabilitation needs, administer therapeutic exercises and treatments, maintain patient records, collect data for research, sensitize communities on physiotherapy issues, and prepare periodic reports.
Medical Laboratory Technologist III
Job Group: CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: 12
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
Medical Laboratory Technologists receive and process specimens, conduct laboratory analyses, prepare reagents, record and report results, maintain laboratory equipment, adhere to biosafety standards, and contribute to the preparation of standard operating procedures.
Pharmaceutical Technologist III
Job Group: CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: 6
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
Pharmaceutical Technologists dispense and compound medicines, manage pharmaceutical records, order and record supplies, guide interns, supervise subordinate staff, and perform additional duties as assigned.
Vacancies in the Department of Governance, Administration and ICT
Director Performance Management and Productivity
Job Group: CPSB 03 (R)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director provides strategic leadership in developing and implementing performance and productivity frameworks within the County Public Service. Responsibilities include policy development, benchmarking, stakeholder engagement, oversight of incentive schemes, training curriculum development, departmental planning, risk management, and mentoring staff to promote excellence in service delivery.
Director Resource Mobilization
Job Group: CPSB 03 (R)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
This role focuses on developing and implementing external resource mobilization strategies, engaging development partners, managing donor-funded projects, negotiating funding agreements, coordinating investor relations programs, organizing partnership events, and ensuring timely reporting to partners.
Director Public Communication, Civic Education and Petitions
Job Group: CPSB 03 (R)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director oversees public communication strategies, civic education, media relations, public participation, advocacy, research on emerging communication issues, and projection of a positive image of the County Government in line with national development goals.
Deputy Director Performance Management and Productivity
Job Group: CPSB 04 (Q)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Deputy Director supports the Director in implementing performance management frameworks, coordinating policy reviews, benchmarking best practices, developing training programs, managing departmental operations, and mentoring staff.
Deputy Director Human Resource Management
Job Group: CPSB 04 (Q)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The role involves developing and implementing human resource policies, managing HR operations, overseeing performance management systems, coordinating capacity building, ensuring compliance with constitutional values, managing records, and monitoring staff performance.
Vacancies in the Department of Agriculture, Food Security, Livestock and Blue Economy
Deputy Director of Livestock Production
Job Group: CPSB 04 (Q)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Deputy Director coordinates livestock extension services, develops livestock production programs, promotes sustainable livestock farming, oversees monitoring and evaluation of livestock initiatives, prepares technical reports, and participates in bilateral and multilateral livestock agreements.
Vacancies in the Department of Trade, Enterprise and Industrialization
Director Industrialization
Job Group: CPSB 03 (R)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director facilitates industrial development by creating linkages to finance, markets, technology, and research. Responsibilities include investor identification, industrial monitoring, benchmarking, promotion of county products, and reporting on industrial performance.
Deputy Director Enterprise
Job Group: CPSB 04 (Q)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
This role involves coordinating trade and investment functions, supervising implementation of trade policies, managing business information, resolving trade disputes, organizing trade forums, and guiding staff performance and budgeting.
Vacancies in the Department of Finance and Economic Planning
Deputy Director Strategy, Monitoring and Evaluation
Job Group: CPSB 04 (Q)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Deputy Director assists in economic planning, policy monitoring, data collection and analysis, development of county plans, labor force studies, statistical reporting, and evaluation of development programs.
Vacancies in the Department of Education, Youth Affairs, Gender and Social Services
Assistant Director for Persons with Disabilities
Job Group: CPSB 05 (P)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Assistant Director formulates and implements social services policies, oversees programs for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, coordinates research, mobilizes resources, supervises staff, and manages departmental budgets and reports.
Assistant Director Library Services
Job Group: CPSB 05 (P)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
This role supports the management of county libraries, coordinates information services, oversees collection development, supervises staff, mobilizes resources, and establishes partnerships to enhance library services.
Vacancies in the Department of Public Works, Roads, Energy and Transport
Deputy Director Energy
Job Group: CPSB 04 (Q)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Deputy Director is responsible for county energy planning, regulation, electrification projects, energy data management, renewable energy promotion, disaster management planning, and protection of energy infrastructure.
Vacancies in the Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development
Deputy Director Housing and Urban Development
Job Group: CPSB 04 (Q)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Deputy Director plans and coordinates housing infrastructure development, integrates policy objectives into projects, mobilizes resources, promotes public-private partnerships, oversees research and reporting, and supervises staff and financial resources.
Vacancies in the Department of Water, Environment, Irrigation, Climate Change and Natural Resources
Director Irrigation
Job Group: CPSB 03 (R)
Terms of Service: Three-year contract, renewable annually
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director coordinates irrigation and water projects, conducts feasibility studies, supervises construction works, formulates standards, implements policies, manages irrigation information systems, oversees budgeting and work plans, and performs related departmental duties.
Application Procedure and Important Information
Interested and qualified applicants are required to follow the specific application instructions provided for each category of positions. Applications are submitted either through the Siaya County Public Service Board website, via the official job application email, or through courier and hard copy delivery to the Board’s offices in Bondo, as specified in the respective sections.
Applicants are advised to provide accurate and complete information, as providing false information constitutes an offence. Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification. Women, minorities, and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and successful candidates will be subject to vetting and approval by the County Assembly of Siaya prior to appointment.
Interested and qualified persons should download and fill employment forms available in the Siaya County Public Service Board website : www.cpsb.siaya.go.ke. And submit the same on or before 12th January, 2026 at 4 p.m. (Applicants should not attach any credentials in the job application form)
