Job Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ANIMAL HEALTH – TWO (2) POSTS – V /NO. 164 /2023
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.90,200 – Ksh.124,630 p.m. (CSG 7)
House Allowance: Ksh.16,800 – Ksh.45,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.12,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;
(i) 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;
(ii) 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;
(iii) been registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board; and
(iv) have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative
capabilities in initiating and implementing animal health services.
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:-
(i) Planning disease control activities, Organising animal identification activities;
(ii) managing veterinary farms, quarantine stations and sentinel herds;
(iii) organising teams for animal disease surveillance and reporting;
(iv) issuing of livestock movement permits; planning farmer’s field trainings;
(v) analysing and disseminating animal health information;
(vi) carrying out monitoring and evaluation of Animal Health programs;
(vii) preparing preliminary assessment report for constructions of dips,
slaughterhouses and farm structures; and
(viii) gathering data and compiling technical reports on animal health and welfare.