Assistant Director, Animal Health - 2 Positions at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

 Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:-

• Planning disease control activities, Organising animal identification activities; 
• Managing veterinary farms, quarantine stations and sentinel herds; 
• Organising  teams for animal disease surveillance and reporting; 
• Issuing of livestock movement permits; planning farmer’s field trainings; 
• Analysing and disseminating animal health information; 
• Carrying out monitoring and evaluation of Animal Health programs; 
• Preparing preliminary assessment report for constructions of dips, slaughterhouses and farm structures; and 
• Gathering data and compiling technical reports on animal health and welfare.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal Animal Health Officer, CSG  8, or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:- Animal Health Management, Animal Production, Animal Production and Health Management, Environmental Health Sciences, Livestock Economics or Health Extension from a university recognized in Kenya; 
• Been registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board; and
• Have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities in initiating and implementing animal health services.