Vacancy title:
2 Animal Health Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Agricultural Services & Products]

Jobs at:
Nakuru County Government

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, May 20 2025

Duty Station:
Nakuru | Nakuru | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 8 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s 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 recognized institution;
• Registration by the Kenya Veterinary Board;
• Valid Practicing license from Kenya Veterinary Board; and
• Have a Certificate in Computer applications from a recognised institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing construction and maintenance of farm structures;
• Giving advice on dip designing, siting and appraising construction;
• Inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments;
• Training and advising on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
• Carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, animal identification, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming;
• Carrying out simple treatment of animals;
• Participating in disease search, collecting and collating data and writing technical reports;
• Keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits;
• Maintaining dairy units; 
• Participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
• Undertaking equipment sterilisation, sample collection, packaging and dispatch;
• Inspecting livestock stock routes;
• Rearing experimental animals;
• Issuing of livestock movement permits;
• Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading; and
• Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations and inspection of retail outlets of foods of animal origin. 

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified candidates are required to make applications by downloading and completing an Employment Application Form from the County Government of Nakuru website www.nakuru.go.ke/careers A duly filled employment application form and certified copies of National ID, KCSE, Diploma/Degree/Masters Certificates, Professional Registration certificates and Valid Practicing License (where applicable) should be sent through the POST OFFICE or COURIER SERVICES in a sealed envelope on or before 20th May 2025 at 5.00 p.m. (No hand delivered applications will be accepted. Also, applications sent through the email address will not be considered). Clearly indicate the Advert number and position applied for on top of the envelope and address to;

The Secretary
Nakuru County Public Service Board
Public Works Building- Prisons Road
P.O Box 2870-20100
NAKURU

The County Government of Nakuru is an equal opportunity employer. Youth, Women and Persons Living with Disabilities, Marginalized and Minority communities are encouraged to apply.

Appointed candidates will be required to present chapter six clearance documents as listed;

• Clearance from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Clearance from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Clearance from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Clearance from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) 

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