Assistant Director-Veterinary Services

Duties and Responsibilities

• Carrying out economic impact assessment on animal diseases; 
• Undertaking forensic investigations and compiling appropriate reports; and offering veterinary services at ports of entry; 
• Disseminating data/information on animal health, products and markets; 
• Collaborating with stakeholders in providing veterinary services
• Undertaking disease control activities such as disease search, mapping, vaccination and enforcement of livestock movement regulations; training stakeholders on vector control programmes, animal health, breeding, welfare and good veterinary practices
• Treating sick animals
• Analyzing data and preparing reports on animal health, products and markets
• Undertaking postmortem examination and other diagnostic tests
• Interpreting laboratory results and making appropriate recommendations
• Inspecting, grading and licensing plants processing animal products and transport carriers/containers
• Examining and issuing animal health certificates
• Participating in field efficacy trials for drugs, vaccines and acaricides
• Disseminating data/information on animal health, products and markets; and collaborating with stakeholders in providing veterinary services
• Organizing disease search, investigations, monitoring and mapping
• Evaluating export/imports request documents and making appropriate recommendations
• Carrying out investigations on antimicrobial and acaricidal resistance
• Coordinating programmes on the control and eradication of epizootic and zoonotic diseases and pests; undertaking post-mortem examination and other diagnostic tests interpreting laboratory results and making appropriate recommendations
• Organizing stakeholders’ training, seminars, workshops, field days, shows, exhibitions, conferences on vector control programmes, animal health, breeding, welfare and good veterinary practices
• Compiling technical reports; leading team(s) in inspecting, grading and licensing plants processing animal products and transport carriers/containers
• Enforcing food safety and quality assurance regulations in local and export slaughter houses and other animal products processing plants
• Issuing animal health certificates
• Planning field efficacy trials for drugs, vaccines and acaricides
• Disseminating information on animal health, products and markets
• Collaborating with stakeholders in providing veterinary services
• Undertaking forensic investigations and compiling appropriate reports; and offering veterinary services at major ports of entry

Requirements for Appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Have served in the grade of Senior Veterinary Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years or have cumulative relevant work experience of at least five (5) years
• Have Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) degree from a recognized institution;
• Have Master of Science degree in any of the following disciplines: Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Livestock Economics, Forensic Science, Animal Nutrition and Feed Sciences, Animal Genetics and Breeding, Clinical Studies, Veterinary Public Health, Livestock Production Systems, Poultry Science, Veterinary Anatomy, Reproductive Biology, Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Diagnosis, Fish Science, Apiary Science,
• Master of Public Health, Applied Veterinary Parasitology, Applied Microbiology, Comparative Mammalian Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wildlife Health and Management, Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Animal Production or Aquatic Sciences from a recognized institution;
• Have a Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Have a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme Course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution
• Be registered by Kenya Veterinary Board;
• Have Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities in initiating and implementing veterinary services policies.