ADVERT NO. 02/2024/08
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh. 26,900 – 35,380 p.m. (Job Group ‘H’) Allowances as per the SRC circulars attached to the position.
Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this position a candidate must have;

Diploma in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Health, Animal Health and Production, Environmental Health, Clinical Pathology and Laboratory
Diagnosis, Poultry Science, Veterinary Public Health and Meat Technology or Animal Husbandry from a recognized institution;
Registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board; and
Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a more experienced officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail: -

Participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
Participating in sample collection and dispatch;
Inspecting livestock stock routines and collecting data and writing technical reports;
Demonstrating and training on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
Carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, ear tagging, branding, deworming, disbudding, docking, debarking and hoof trimming;
Carry out simple treatment of animals;
Participating in disease search and reporting;
Keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data; and
Maintain dairy units.