Principal Assistant Animal Health Officer

For appointment to this grade, an officer must; –
i) Have served in the grade of Senior Assistant Animal Health officer CSG 9/ JG ‘L’ for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
ii) Have a 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.
iii) Have a certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution;
iv) Be registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board
v) Have a certificate in computer applications from a recognised institution and
vi) Have demonstrated merit and shown ability in work performance and results.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail;- advising and managing dip designing, siting and construction; and inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments; managing of veterinary farms; ensuring maintenance of cold chain facilities; maintaining quarantine status in quarantine stations and holding grounds; coordinating farmers training on milking techniques and external parasites control techniques; leading large vaccination teams, carrying out simple treatment of animals; participating in disease search, collecting, collating, analysing data and writing technical reports; keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meat condemnation and movements permits; organising animal; health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
Other duties will include;- supervising equipment sterilisation, sample collection, packaging and dispatch; inspecting livestock stock routes; issuing of livestock movement permits; coordinating artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading; enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene and meat transport regulations and inspection of retail outlets of foods of animal origin and advising in construction and maintenance of farm structures and implementing uptake of new technologies in animal health to stakeholders.