Livestock Production Officer (8 Posts)

The Livestock Production Officer role, based in Kitui County, involves providing essential technical advice and extension services to promote economic livestock farming and implement livestock development programs. The position is offered on Permanent and Pensionable terms.

Salary Scale

Salary Scale: Ksh. 39,700 x 1,470 – 41,170 x 1,520 – 42,690 x 1,710 – 44,400 x 1,920 – 46,320 x 2,000 – 48,320 x 2,290 – 50,610 x 2,350 – 52,690 p.m.

Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Preparing livestock technical information.
2. Providing technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture, and ranching.
3. Promoting economic livestock farming.
4. Participating in organizing extension activities which include field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools, and farm visits.
5. Participating in collaborative research activities.
6. Disseminating livestock production technologies such as construction of livestock housing and structures, milk production, pasture and fodder production and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis, and on-farm feed formulation.
7. Implementing livestock production programmes/projects in such areas as dairy cattle farming, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys breeding, fodder production and conservation, value addition to livestock products, apiculture, emerging livestock, and other animal husbandry interventions.
8. Capturing, maintaining, and storing livestock data.

Requirements for Appointment

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Citizen of Kenya.
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Livestock/Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology, or Agricultural Education and extension from a recognized institution.
• Possess a Certificate in computer proficiency and application.