Animal Health Technicians Grade, KIP 9 at Kenya Institute of Primate Research (KIPRE)

VACANCY No. KIP/AHT 9/2025:

For appointment to this grade, a Candidate MUST have:

K.C.S.E certificate or equivalent from a recognized Institution;
Diploma in Animal Science, Animal Health, Animal Husbandry, Conservation Biology, Animal Ecology, Community Conservation, Biomedical research, environmental conservation or equivalent from a recognized Institution;
Membership to Kenya Veterinary Board;
Proficiency in computer applications;
and fulfill the requirement of Chapter Six of the constitution.

Key Skills and Competence

Planning and organizing Skills
Communication Skills
Interpersonal skills
Team player

Duties and responsibilities

Performing daily husbandry (watering, feeding etc), care, restraint and observation of laboratory animals in routine and experimental programs, under supervision of a senior officer;
Providing technical assistance in the clinical care of laboratory animals and collection of routine clinical and experimental data, under supervision of a senior officer;
Organizing and segregating animals according to sex and breeding needs;
Assisting in ensuring animal housing standards remain responsive to needs of the animals;
Assisting in ensuring proper transport and storage of laboratory animal samples and biobanking;
Assisting in maintaining and reporting the welfare of laboratory animals as per national and international standards;
Ensuring general cleanliness/sanitation of the animal houses/cages and surrounding environment;
Ensuring proper disposal of animal waste as per the waste management and disposal guidelines;
Assisting in maintaining an inventory of animal species;
Assisting in maintaining an inventory of animal feeds and other supplies for the animal house;
Assisting in ensuring proper breeding cycles of animals;
Making the animals available according to researchers’ needs;
Liaising with the researchers regarding their animal research needs;
Managing the infrastructural, operational, facility management, maintenance, and logistics coordination of research facilitation at the established institutional field site;
In collaboration with research scientists support the field research station operations, logistical coordination of the implementation of field project activities at the site;
Providing the necessary basic needs for researchers at the field research station for smooth implementation of projects;
Supervising junior staff.