Requirement for appointment
For appointment to this grade an officer must have

• Served in the grade of Principal Co-operative Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; -Commerce, Business Administration, Agriculture, Economics, Sociology, law, Agricultural Economics, Cooperative management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizational
• Development, Finance or Agri-business from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines; -commerce, Business Administration, Agriculture, Economics, Sociology, Law, Agricultural Management and Organizational Development, Finance of Agri-business from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Senior |Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated administrative ability and professional competence in work performance.