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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Veterinary Medicine (BVM) from a recognized institution.
- Master of Science Degree in any of the following disciplines is an added advantage: - Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Occupational Safety and Health from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Registration and retention by the Kenya Veterinary Board
- Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognised Institution
- Certificate in Management Course from a recognized institution
- Demonstrate high degree of professional and technical competence and administrative capabilities as reflected in work performance and results.
Previous relevant work experience required.
- Have served in the grade of Chief Veterinary Officer (job group N) for a minimum period of three (3) years;
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Leadership Skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for providing animal health services, veterinary public health services , animal disease control and welfare services.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
IManagerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervise Sub-County technical Officers as they implement planned pest control activities;
- Coordinate and promote the development and transfer of appropriate technologies for disease control;
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Participate in carrying out economic impact assessment on animal diseases
- Undertake forensic investigations and compile appropriate reports
- Offer veterinary services at ports of entry
- Undertake disease control activities such as disease search, mapping, vaccination and enforcement of livestock movement regulations
- Train stakeholders on vector control programme, animal health, breeding, welfare and good veterinary practices
- Treat sick animals
- Analyse data and prepare reports on animal health, products and markets
- Undertake postmortem examination and other diagnostic tests
- Interpreting laboratory results and making appropriate recommendations
- Inspect, grade and license plants processing animal products and transport carriers/containers
- Exame and issue animal health certificates
- Participate in field efficacy trials for drugs, vaccines and acaricides
- Disseminate data/information on animal health, products and markets; and
- Collaborate with stakeholders in providing veterinary services.
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Diploma in any of the following fields: - Leather Technology, Footwear Technology Leather Goods Design and Development from a recognized institution:
OR
- Diploma in Animal Health or Environmental Resources Management/Science, plus a two years Certificate in Hides and Skin Improvement or Leather Technology.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certificate in Leather Technology
- Certificate in Computer application skills
Previous relevant work experience required.
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
- This position is responsible for improving the quality of hides and skins and promoting leather value addition for local and international market.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
N/A
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Develop tannery layouts plans under the guidance of a senior officer
- Demonstrate to traders the proper methods of washing, fleshing, trimming ,lacing, suspending and preservation of hides and skin
- Advise on the salt type, storage and method of application in carrying hides and skins
- Participate in siting, designing and overseeing the construction of suitable hides and skins premises and stores
- Participate in field days, barazas and work shop to advice livestock farmers on the proper method of handling domestic animals for production of quality hides and skins; and
- Demonstrate to skins flayers and traders on the appropriate method of flaying cleaning, carrying and storage of hides and skins
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
Certificate lasting not less than two (2) years in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Health, Animal Health and Production, from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Professional registration and retention with Kenya Veterinary Board.
- Certificate in Computer application skills
Previous relevant work experience required.
Entry point for paraprofessional cadres
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
Responsible for animal health, control, welfare and veterinary extension services at ward level under the guidance and supervision of veterinary surgeon.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
N/A
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Carry out simple treatment of animals
- Participate in disease search and reporting
- Demonstrate on external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting
- Carry out vaccination: and undertaking closed castration, dehorning, de-worming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming.
- Issuance of movement permits
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor of science degree in any of the following fields: Animal Science, Animal Production, Animal Health and Production, from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
- N/A
- New appointment, or Livestock Production in-post designates (originally Diploma holder but attained a Bachelor of Science degree)
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Satisfy Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
- This position is responsible for providing technical guidance on animal production, health, feeding, value addition and marketing in the county
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Prepare livestock technical information;
- Provide technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing/value addition and food safety issues.
- Promote economic livestock farming;
- Participate in organizing extension activities which include field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits;
- Participate in collaborative research activities;
- Disseminate livestock production technologies such as construction of livestock housing and structures, milk production, fodder production and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis, on-farm feed formulation;
- Implement livestock production programs/projects in such areas as dairy cattle farming, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, fodder production and conservation, value addition to livestock products, and other animal husbandry interventions
- Capture, maintain and store livestock data
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
Be in possession of a two-year Certificate in either Hides and Skins Improvement or Leather Technology from a recognized institution
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certificate in Leather Technology
- Certificate in Computer application skills
Previous relevant work experience required.
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity.
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for day-to-day work of improving the quality of hides and skins and promoting leather value addition for local and international market.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Demonstrating to traders and skins flayers on the appropriate methods of flaying
- Cleaning, curing and storage of hides and skins
- Ensuring that the hides and skins are delivered to the curing premises immediately after flaying
- Collecting hides and skins data on production, grading and defects and issuing dispatch notes to facilitate movement of hides and skins as a disease control measure.
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Diploma in Animal Health, Animal Health and Production, Environmental Health , Animal Husbandry from a recognized institution
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Registration and retention by the Kenya Veterinary Board
- Certificate in Computer application skills
Previous relevant work experience required.
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for coordinating disease and pest control services and the overall animal health in the sub county level
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
N/A
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Write weekly, monthly and annual animal health related reports at the sub county level
- Undertake training on the tick control activities in consultation with Dip committees.
- Participate in disease research, routine stock inspection, vaccination, animal identification, collection and collation of data and writing technical reports.
- Enforce livestock movement regulations
- Participate in animal health demonstration and agricultural shows.
- Conduct animal vaccinations, animals’ treatment, and training of farmers on livestock breeding
- Care and welfare of impounded animals
- Disseminate data/information on animal health, control and welfare for animals in the pound and animals under legal action;
- Collaborate with stakeholders in providing animal control and welfare services
- Animal control and welfare services
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in any of the following fields; - Fisheries & Aquaculture, Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, from a recognized Institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution
Previous relevant work experience required.
- This is the entry and training grade for fisheries officers or in-post designates (originally Diploma holders but attained Bachelor degree)
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
i) Communication skills ii) Interpersonal skills iii) Organisational skills iv) Problem solving skills v) Analytical skills
Satisfy Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for implementation of fisheries and aquaculture projects and programmes in the sub-county.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Receive and compile fisheries related statistical data from field officers;
- Analyse fisheries data and preparing reports;
- Undertake monitoring, control and surveillance of the fisheries resources;
- Undertake fisheries extension activities; maintaining of ponds at fish farms and hatcheries;
- Inspect fish and fish handling facilities at fish markets and farms;
- Promote fish marketing and value addition of fish and fish products;
- Undertake fisheries extension activities;
- Maintain fish farms, hatcheries and fish ponds;
- Participate in enforcement of fisheries law;
- Undertake market surveys;
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Veterinary Medicine (BVM) from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Registration and retention by the Kenya Veterinary Board
- Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognised Institution
Previous relevant work experience required.
Entry point of the Veterinary Surgeons
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the provision of animal health, veterinary public health and animal control and welfare matters in the county.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
- Coordinate Veterinary activities in the Sub County
- Supervise Sub-County Veterinary Technical Officers
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Undertake disease control activities such as disease search, vaccination and enforcement of livestock movement regulations
- Participate in the training of stakeholders in vector control programs
- Treat sick animals
- Advise on good veterinary practices
- Collect data on animal health, products and markets
- Prepare reports on animal health, products and markets
- Provide advice on animal breeding and welfare
- Undertake postmortem examination and other diagnostic tests
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Leather Technology or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognised Institution
Previous relevant work experience required.
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for supervising improvement of the quality of hides and skins and promoting leather value addition for local and international market.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
- Coordinate Leather Development, Hides and Skins Inspectors
- Supervises Leather Development Assistants, Hides and Skins Inspectors
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Inspecting the curing premises for the purpose of registration of such premises
- Training, examining and issuing/renewals of slaughter man's license of flayers
- Ensuring that legal requirements pertaining to hides and skins trade are complied with
- Arbitrating on the hides and skins trading disputes
- Advising the tanners/cottage industry on technical and economic aspects of producing various types of leather and leather products
- Providing advisory services to traders on hides and skins and leather trade: undertaking simple feasibility studies on leather development projects
- Advising on the salt type, storage and method of application in curing hides and skins
- Identifying markets where new curing premises (bandas) and stores need to be constructed and expansion of the existing ones
- Advising on siting, designing and overseeing the construction of suitable hides and skins premises and stores
- Participating in field days, barazas and workshops to advise livestock farmers on the proper methods of handling domestic animals for production of quality hides and skins
- Training and demonstrating to traders and hides and skins flayers on the appropriate methods of flaying, cleaning, curing and storage of hides
- Advising on issuance of dispatch notes to facilitate movement of hides and skins as a disease control tool; undertaking periodic monitoring of hides and skins trade trends with a view to curbing illegal trade; and
- Performing training/instructing duties in a training institution.
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Diploma in Forestry, Urban forestry, Agroforestry & landscape Biodiversity, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Management, from a recognised institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certificate in computer application skills
Previous relevant work experience required.
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Satisfy Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for the implementation of forestry projects and programmes in the Sub-county
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
N/A
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Promote collaboration in the implementation of forestry projects and Programmes in the Sub-county
- Initiate capacity building and backstopping on community mobilization on tree growing
- Collate and disseminate forestry management information in the Sub-county
- Promote tree nursery establishment and management
- Inspect/assess and scout for tree pests, diseases and tree that may need pruning or felling
- Participate in field days, demonstrations, agricultural shows and exhibition
- Prepare and implement performance contract, work plans and budgets.
- Compile sectional periodic reports.
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Development, Home Economics, Crop production, Agronomy, Horticulture, Agri-business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension & Education, Nutrition & Dietetics from a recognised institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certificate in Computer applications skills from a recognized institution
Previous relevant work experience required.
- New appointment, or agricultural in-post designates (originally Diploma holders but attained Bachelor degree)
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Satisfy Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for the implementation of crops projects, programmes and activities in the Sub County
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Promote collaboration in the implementation of projects and Programmes in the subcounty
- Initiate capacity building and backstopping on community mobilization in area of specialization
- Disseminate agricultural information
- Establish and manage agricultural information desks
- Promote consultative fora with various stakeholders and collaborators within the Subcounty
- Organize field days, demonstrations, and tours
- Participate in agricultural shows and exhibitions
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of crops extension services in the wards
- Participate in implementing the performance contract
- Prepare and implement work plans
- Collate, analyze, store, and disseminate crop production information and assess the trends
- Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues affecting crop development
- Compilation of sectional periodic reports
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Master of Science Degree in any of the following disciplines: Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Applied Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Occupational Health and Safety from a recognized institution.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Veterinary Medicines (BVM) from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Registration and retention by the Kenya Veterinary Board
- Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution; OR any other Management Course from a recognized Institution
- Demonstrate high degree of professional and technical competence and administrative capabilities as reflected in work performance and results.
Previous relevant work experience required.
- Must have served for minimum period of Ten (10) years; Three (3) years of which must be in senior position within the Public Service or Private Sector.
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Leadership skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Negotiation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity.
Job Description
Job Purpose
- This position is responsible for directing, coordinating and implementing veterinary services programs and projects within the county.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
- Direct animal health, animal control and veterinary public health services in the county;
- Coordinate the implementation of animal health, animal control, veterinary public health and leather development policies in the County;
- Manage the county directorate of veterinary services human resource capacity development;
- Manage fiscal resources for the directorate;
- Provision and improvement of administrative services;
- Supervise and Manage staff, programs and administrative functions for the directorate
- Staff Performance appraisal
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Promote collaboration of stakeholder’s participation in animal health, animal control, veterinary public health and leather development service delivery;
- Coordinate veterinary research liaison and training Programmes in the county;
- Coordinate implementation of work plans and budgets for veterinary services in the directorate;
- Ensure compilation as periodic reports and preparing of performance contract for directorate;
- Provide technical guidance in all aspects of animal health, animal control, veterinary public health and leather development;
- Coordinate veterinary services technical forums, workshops and seminars;
- Provide and improve administrative links between the county headquarters and the field services and disease reporting between county headquarters and the National Directorate of Veterinary Services as required by the World Organization for Animal Health standards; and
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation of animal health, animal control, veterinary public health and leather development projects and programmes.
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelors of Science or Engineering Degree in any of the following disciplines: Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering, Biosystems and Environmental Engineering, Biosystem Engineering from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Registration by Engineers Board of Kenya as a graduate Engineer
- Proficiency in computer applications
Previous relevant work experience required.
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Satisfy Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This is the entry grade for this cadre. This position is responsible for agricultural land resource management and agricultural mechanization & technology development
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Implement interventions on agricultural land resource management
- Prepare designs, specifications and bill of quantities for agriculture infrastructures
- Conduct training and field trials on sustainable agricultural land resource management and technologies
- Conduct training, on-farm trials, demonstrations and technology transfer in smart agriculture and sustainable land management
- Participate in conducting feasibility studies for viability of agricultural mechanization and development projects
- Carry out repairs and maintenance of agricultural machinery and equipment
- Collecting and collating data for research
- Collect and collating data on agricultural land resource, agricultural mechanization & technology development and inventory
- Compile periodic reports
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; - Animal Health Management, Animal Health and Production, Environmental Health Sciences, from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Registration and retention by the Kenya Veterinary Board
- Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognised Institution
Previous relevant work experience required.
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills d)Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the provision of animal health, veterinary public health and animal control and welfare matters in the county.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
- Coordinate Veterinary activities in the Sub County
- Supervise Sub-County Veterinary Technical Officers
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Oversee construction and maintenance of farm structures
- Inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments
- Train and advise on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such dipping, spraying and dusting
- Carry out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, animal identification, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming; carrying out simple treatment of animals
- Participate in disease search, collecting and collating data and writing technical reports
- Keep records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits
- Maintain dairy units; participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows
- Undertake equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch
- Inspecting livestock stock routes
- Rearing experimental animals
- Issue of livestock movement permits
- Undertake artificial insemination
- Meat transport regulations and
- Inspection of retail outlets of foods of animal origin.
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
Certificate lasting not less than two (2) years in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Health, Animal Health and Production from a recognized institution
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Professional registration and retention with Kenya Veterinary Board.
- Certificate in Meat Inspection
- Certificate in Computer application skills
Previous relevant work experience required.
- Entry point for paraprofessional cadres
Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
- Responsible in carrying out animal health and veterinary public health services
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Carrying out simple treatment of animals
- Participate in disease search and reporting
- Demonstrate on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting
- Carry out vaccination: and undertaking closed castration, dehorning, de-worming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming.
- Carry out meat inspection and grading
- Record animal daily kills in slaughter houses
- Issue certificate of transport
- Enforce slaughter house hygiene and meat transport regulations
- Issue meat condemnations and movement permits
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Job Requirement
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
- Have a Bachelor of Science Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Health Management, Animal Health and Production, from a recognized institution.
- Master of Science Degree in any of the above fields is an added advantage.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Registration and retention by the Kenya Veterinary Board
- Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognised Institution
- Certificate in Management Course from a recognized institution
- Demonstrate high degree of professional and technical competence and administrative capabilities as reflected in work performance and results.
Previous relevant work experience required.
Have served in the grade of Principal Assistant Livestock Health Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years in Job Group N.
Functional Skills, Behavioural Competencies/Attributes:
- Leadership Skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
- Problem-solving skills
- Must meet Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya leadership and integrity
Job Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for providing animal disease control and welfare services.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervise Sub-County technical Officers as they implement planned pest control activities;
- Coordinate and promote the development and transfer of appropriate technologies for disease control;
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Plan disease control activities
- Organise animal identification activities
- Manage quarantine stations and sentinels’ herds
- Organise teams for animal disease surveillance and reporting
- Issue livestock movement permits
- Plan farmers field trainings
- Analyse and disseminate animal health information
- Carry out monitoring and evaluation of animal health programs
- Prepare preliminary assessment report for construction of slaughter houses and farm structures and
- Gather data and compile technical reports on animal health and welfare
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