Deadline of this Job: 14 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Salary scale: U4SC
Reports to: Senior Assistant Secretary
Responsible for: Assistant Animal Husbandry Officer
Key Functions
• Provide guidance on policy and planning in the animal sub-sector in the sub county.
• Provide quality assurance on agricultural services, inputs and products.
• Promotion of Animal Health and Production.
• Responding to disease outbreaks.
• Promote Animal Welfare to ensure the following animal welfare activities are complied with:-
(i) Animals have appropriate housing.
(ii) Animals have adequate feeding and nutrition.
(iii) Animals receive required Health Services
(iv) Humane handling of animals during transportation, shows, work, sports and slaughter.
(v) Ensure responsible ownership of animals.
• Create awareness and enforcement of veterinary laws, regulations and standards through inspection, issuance of permits and certificates.
• Ensure control of tsetse flies, ticks and vectors of veterinary importance
• Capacity building of service providers and extension staff on pest, disease control and Production.
• Provision of veterinary public health services e.g. meat/milk inspection.
• Prepare and disseminate reports to relevant stakeholders
• Maintain and regularly update farmer’s register
• Promote farmer institutional development
• Promote agribusiness services
• Regularly conduct training needs assessments and develop capacity building programs for stakeholders
Person specifications:
• Hons Bachelor Degree in Veterinary Medicine from recognized institution
• Must be a registered veterinary surgeon
Competences:
• Project management; Concern for Quality and Standards;
• Ethics and integrity; Communication; and Time Management.
Deadline of this Job: 14 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Salary scale: U4SC
Reports to: Senior Assistant Secretary
Responsible for: Assistant Agricultural Officer
Key Functions
• Guide Policy and Planning in the Sub-County.
• Disseminate early warning information in cropping and climate mitigation.
• Create awareness and enforcement of crop laws, regulations and standards through inspection, issuance of permits and certificates for inputs and plant products
• Guide on sustainable agricultural production/use of natural resource.
• Enforcement of standards and quality assurance of services and products.
• Management and Promotion of adaptive research and improved crop production technologies respectively.
• Build capacity of service providers/extension staff on crop production technologies and service provision.
• Maintain and regularly update farmer’s register
• Promote farmer institutional development
• Promote agribusiness services
• Regularly conduct training needs assessments and develop capacity building programs for farmers and other stakeholders
• Prepare and disseminate reports to relevant stakeholders
Person specifications:
• An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Land Use and Management, Agribusiness, Agriculture and Rural Innovations, Agricultural Extension from recognized institution.
• Competences: Planning, Organizing and Coordinating; Coaching and mentoring; Accountability; Communication; Concern for quality and standards; and Time management
