Laikipia County is one of the 14 counties within the Rift Valley region and one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: THREE (3) POSTS

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Duties and Responsibilities

This is the entry grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail preparing livestock technical information, providing technical advice on animal production, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture and ranching, and promoting economic livestock farming. The officer will participate in organizing extension activities including field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits, and will participate in collaborative research activities. Duties will also include disseminating livestock production technologies such as construction and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis and on-farm feed formulation, implementing livestock production programmes and projects across areas such as dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels and donkeys, fodder production and conservation, value addition to livestock products, apiculture, and other animal husbandry interventions, as well as capturing, maintaining and storing livestock data.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines: Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Apiculture, Food Science and Technology, Agribusiness, Range Management, Livestock/Agriculture Economics, Dairy Technology, or Agricultural Education and Extension, or an equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution; and,
• Certificate in computer application skills.

• Preparing livestock technical information.
• Providing technical advice on animal production, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture and ranching.
• Promoting economic livestock farming.
• Participating in organizing extension activities including field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits.
• Participating in collaborative research activities.
• Disseminating livestock production technologies such as construction and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis and on-farm feed formulation.
• Implementing livestock production programmes and projects across dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels and donkeys, fodder production and conservation, value addition to livestock products, apiculture, and other animal husbandry interventions.
• Capturing, maintaining and storing livestock data.

• Computer application skills
• Livestock production technical information preparation
• Animal production and livestock marketing technical advice
• Range management, apiculture and ranching
• Organizing agricultural extension activities
• Livestock production technology dissemination
• Farm planning, gross margin analysis and on-farm feed formulation
• Livestock data capture, maintenance and storage

• Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Apiculture, Food Science and Technology, Agribusiness, Range Management, Livestock/Agriculture Economics, Dairy Technology, or Agricultural Education and Extension, or an equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer application skills.