Title: Veterinary Officer,
Reporting To: Quality
Assurance & Extension Manager,
Githunguri Dairy Farmers
Co-operative Society Ltd plays a key role in marketing of its member’s milk
which is processed and packed in form of pouch packed fresh milk, Tetra Classic
fresh milk, lala, butter, ghee and cream under the flagship of “Fresha Dairy Products”.
Githunguri Dairy Farmers
Co-operative Society Ltd vision is to be a world class producer of dairy brands
while the Mission is to consistently provide affordable high quality brands to
the market through application of best business practices for the maximization
of stakeholders’ value.
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Advising on good veterinary practices
- Offering consultancy services to farmers
on clinical services.
- Design and implement training program
for stakeholders in diseases control, animal breeding, production and
animal welfare.
- Collecting data and preparing reports on
animal health, products and markets.
- Identify training needs for farmers and
in liaison with member Affairs Officer implement farmers training at farm
level on proper animal husbandry
- Advise farmers on health nutrition and
feeding hygiene, care of animals and general health practices
- Keeping records on animal breeding and
health.
- Provide a written report in the
prescribed format to the area government veterinary officer on all
notifiable diseases encountered.
- Ensure compliance with veterinary
procedures, ethics, policies and relevant statutes.
- Establish quarantine or testing
procedures that combat the spread of diseases to human or other animals
according to established government regulation.
- Support AI and all extension teams to
achieve their mandates.
Minimum qualifications, experience and competencies: –
- Must hold bachelor’s degree in
veterinary medicine from a recognized university.
- Must be registered with the Kenya
veterinary board.
- Must be a member of Kenya veterinary
association.
- Knowledge on animal breeding.
- Certificate in artificial insemination.
- At least 3 years offering veterinary
services.
- Demonstrate excellent managerial and
administrative skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Knowledge on animal behavior.
Click to Apply
Suitably
qualified candidates, kindly send your applications enclosing detailed
curriculum vitae, copy of ID, copies of academic & professional certificates
and contacts of three referees to hr@fresha.co.ke by close of business 14th June, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
