Kwale County is located in south coast of Kenya.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

An Officer at this level will be answerable to the Chief Officer and will be deployed at the Head Quatres.
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail;

• Participating in organizing technical workshops, seminars and agricultural shows,
• Guiding the preparation of technical papers and reports for professional forums;
• Providing technical advice and information in animal production, livestock marketing, range
• Management, apiculture and ranching; promoting economic livestock farming;
• Organizing extension activities which includes field days, field demonstrations, farmer field school and farm visits;
• Participating in collaborative research activities; analyzing livestock inputs and product samples;
• 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 on-farm feed formulation,  implementing livestock production programs/ projects in such areas as dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goat, pig, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys breeding, fodder production and conservation,  value addition to livestock products, apiculture livestock breeding, nutrition, emerging livestock and other animal husbandry interventions;
• Advising farmers on group formation, construction of farm structures and equipment.
• Overseeing effective and efficient management and preparing work plans and budgets for either a sheep and goat station, livestock farm, mobile pastoral training unit, pastoral Training Centre, or Livestock improvement and multiplication farm,  preparation of agribusiness, ranch and farm plans, participating in monitoring and evaluation of livestock programs;
• Maintaining inventory of assets in a livestock production station/farm;
• Collaborating with research institutions and other stakeholders on livestock production matters, and planning for conservation and utilization of range resources.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;

• Served in the grade of Principal Livestock Production Officer or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service for at least 3 years
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines; Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Apiculture, Agribusiness, Food Science and Technology, Agriculture and Home Economics, Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Livestock / Agriculture Economics, Dairy Technology, Agriculture Education and Extension from recognized institution;
• Master degree in any of the following disciplines is an added advantage ; Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Apiculture, Agribusiness, Food Science and Technology, Agriculture and Home Economics, Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Livestock /Agriculture Economics, Dairy Technology, Agriculture Extension, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Nutrition or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer application from recognized institution.
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities in initiating and implementing livestock production policies.