Animal Health and Production - Intern

Education & Certifications:

• A recent graduate of a diploma program in Animal Health, or Veterinary Science, General Agriculture, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Education, or a Certificate with two (2) years of relevant experience in lieu of a
  
• KVB (Kenya Veterinary Board) Registration is require
  

Experience:

• Experience in data collection and report writing is preferred.
  
• Ability to effectively and gently handle
  
• Able to assess vital signs, recognize signs of distress or discomfort in
  
• A valid motorcycle license Class A or the ability to acquire one at short notice
  
• Ability to keep and maintain accurate
  
• Demonstrable strong organizational and time management
  
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
  

• Create a monthly workplan aligned with project workplan, keep track of planned activities and submit weekly and monthly narrative
  
• Train farmer groups on livestock husbandry, including affordable feeding, record keeping, hygiene management, disease identification, and
  
• Provide agricultural extension services through field visits to address individual farmers’
  
• Advise farmers on best practices for livestock- poultry and goat production.
  
• Support community mobilisers in conducting community-based surveillance and verification of alerts for vaccine-preventable disease.
  
• Collect weekly monitoring reports from lead farmers and share them with project
  
• Provide technical advice to farmers on livestock production and marketing of
  
• Conduct animal multiplication surveys and submit the required
  
• Assist project officer/manager in the implementation of community-based surveillance systems for vaccine-preventable diseases.
  
• Support the project officer to document project success stories and lessons learned and share with project for documentation monthly.