Animal Welfare Officer at The Kenya Society for Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA Kenya)

DUTIES INCLUDE

• To lead the application of KSPCA’s quality of life assessment and use of it’s toolkit together with the resident veterinarian and respective kennel staff
• To work with inspectors on humane slaughter plans, including developing visit plans, forecasting ammunition sales and planning joint visits as and when appropriate 
• To support and participate in vaccination and spay / neuter campaigns set up by KSPCA and / or it’s partner organisations
• To develop printable tools for new pet owners on nutrition, preventive healthcare and general care
• To undertake random follow up house visits on animals rehomed
• To identify and to respond to urgent animal welfare issues arising at KSPCA and in the local community;
• To promote responsible pet ownership in the wider community and assist in promoting community animal care initiatives at planned events
• To promote KSPCA’s neutering programme ensuring that as many animals as possible in the community are neutered;
• To research and address feral cat areas with our feral cat population control scheme
• To attend meetings and represent KSPCA on issues regarding animal welfare legislation and policies as required;
• To provide reports and statistics as and when requested;
• To attend internal meetings as and when requested;

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Professional Qualifications

• Animal Health degree or equivalent 

Work Experience

• At least 2 years of proven hands-on animal handling experience especially dogs and cats 

Skills & attributes

• Good knowledge/understanding of animal welfare issues/law
• Excellent and courteous verbal English
• Public speaking experience
• Ability to work well in a pressured and emotive environment
• Ability to quickly and effectively assess an animal welfare situation
• Calm and confident handling animals
• Good IT skills, intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Professional, caring and non-judgmental
• Trustworthy and reliable
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently on projects
• Proactive, conscientious, enthusiastic and diligent
• Team player with other internal departments
• Respectful of staff working at all levels

The deadline for applications is 28th Oct 2019.