{"id":907343,"date":"2026-05-19T23:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=907343"},"modified":"2026-05-19T23:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:04:25","slug":"907343-kagrc-livestock-attendants","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/vacancy\/907343-kagrc-livestock-attendants\/","title":{"rendered":"Livestock Attendants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre (KAGRC) is hiring a Livestock Attendant to assist with daily animal care. This role involves supporting animal preparation for procedures, assisting with treatments, and following quarantine protocols. If you have a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education or equivalent and basic computer skills, and enjoy working with animals, we encourage you to apply.<\/p>\n

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The Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre (KAGRC) is a state corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development mandated to produce, preserve, conserve and distribute animal genetic materials.<\/p>\n

KAGRC seeks to recruit qualified persons to fill the following positions.<\/p>\n

LIVESTOCK ATTENDANT KAGRC GRADE 10 (8)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ref<\/strong>: KAGRC 10\/5\/2026(6)<\/p>\n

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail assisting in:<\/p>\n

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  1. Feeding animals;<\/li>\n
  2. Taking animals temperature on daily basis and recording of the same;<\/li>\n
  3. Cleaning of animals pens and paddocks;<\/li>\n
  4. Preparing and presenting animals before germplasm collection;<\/li>\n
  5. Reporting any sick animal;<\/li>\n
  6. Taking part in animal dipping and vector control activities;<\/li>\n
  7. Preparing and presenting animals for vaccination and treatment, parading them when there are visitors;<\/li>\n
  8. Ensuring quarantine measures are adhered to; and<\/li>\n
  9. Assisting the Veterinary surgeons during postmortems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Person Specifications<\/h4>\n

    For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -<\/p>\n

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    1. KCSE D + (Plus) or its Equivalent; and<\/li>\n
    2. Proficiency in Computer Applications<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Skills and competencies <\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Hardworking;<\/li>\n
      2. Ability to work as a team;<\/li>\n
      3. Communication skills; and<\/li>\n
      4. Background in care of livestock<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":907306,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"

        Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit their applications which include Cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, Copies of Academic and Professional qualifications, Copy of National Identity Card, and other relevant testimonials by 2nd June 2026 at 5.00p.m<\/strong> addressed to;<\/p>\r\n

        The Managing Director<\/strong>
        \r\nKenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre<\/strong>
        \r\nP.O Box 23070-00604<\/strong>
        \r\nLower Kabete, Nairobi<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

        H<\/strong>OW TO APPLY<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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        1. 1. Email address : recruitment@kagrc.go.ke<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t
        2. 2. Hand delivered<\/li>\r\n\t
        3. 3. Post Office<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          KAGRC is an equal opportunity employer. Persons living with Disabilities, marginalized and minority groups who meet the job specifications are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\r\n

          Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.<\/p>\r\n

          Please note that Successful candidates will be required to obtain Clearances in fulfilment of the Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.<\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[209],"job-categories":[5462],"job-types":[8],"class_list":{"0":"post-907343","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job_listing_category-livestock-management","8":"job_listing_type-entry-level","10":"job-type-entry-level"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/907343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=907343"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=907343"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=907343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}