Assistant Livestock Production Officer at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Requirements

For appointment to this grade an officer must have:-

• Served in the grade of Principal Assistant Livestock Production Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service.
• A Diploma in any of the following disciplines; Animal Health and Production, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Science and Technology, Agribusiness, Animal Production, Farm Management, Apiculture Range Management or Natural Resource Management from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated supervisory and administrative ability in work performance and results

Note: Possession of a relevant Higher National Diploma will be considered as an added advantage

Job Duties

• Coordinating farm visits, practical demonstrations, field days, farmer training and agricultural shows.
• Providing livestock production technologies and technique and extension services to livestock farmers
• Preparing livestock production reports.
• Analyzing livestock inputs and product samples
• Coordinating the dissemination of livestock production information.
• Overseeing the implementation of livestock production programmes/project
• Coordinating range planning, management and conservation
• Ensuring provision of holding grounds services to the livestock traders
• Overseeing effective and efficient management and preparing work plans and budgets for either sheep and goat station, livestock farm, mobile pastoral training unit or livestock improvement and multiplication farm, maintaining inventory of assets in livestock productions station /farm and supervising staff