VSF-Belgium is an NGO working with disadvantaged communities to increase their standard of living and improve food security through improved animal health and animal production.
In East Africa, our programmes focus on community based animal health services, training centers for mid-level animal health workers and sustainable natural resource utilisation.
Position Title: Livestock Officer
Project: Food Agribusiness and Rural Markets (FARM) Program
Duty Station: Central and Eastern Equatoria- Southern Sudan
Duration: 1 year, (renewable
Deadline for Application: 17/11/2009
Availability: January 2010
Role
The Livestock Officer will enhance refinement of the animal health services system in order to develop a sustainable system of access to sufficiently advice on animal health, Implement animal health activities in accordance with required guidelines.
The livestock Officer will report to the Team Leader.
Main Responsibilities
In East Africa, our programmes focus on community based animal health services, training centers for mid-level animal health workers and sustainable natural resource utilisation.
Position Title: Livestock Officer
Project: Food Agribusiness and Rural Markets (FARM) Program
Duty Station: Central and Eastern Equatoria- Southern Sudan
Duration: 1 year, (renewable
Deadline for Application: 17/11/2009
Availability: January 2010
Role
The Livestock Officer will enhance refinement of the animal health services system in order to develop a sustainable system of access to sufficiently advice on animal health, Implement animal health activities in accordance with required guidelines.
The livestock Officer will report to the Team Leader.
Main Responsibilities
- Jointly develop with other team members project activity plans i.e. quarterly and monthly.
- Establish, promote & strengthen community based animal health structure in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
- Coordinate with the team leader to ensure monitoring of the CAHWs result areas.
- Conduct livestock project needs assessments, and baseline surveys on livestock based livelihoods.
- Carry out animal health training for all cadres of animal health workers as defined in the project documents, and report accordingly.
- Develop and submit to the team leader training reports, activity reports, and monthly reports effectively.
- Provide advice to CAHWs and motivate them to stock adequate veterinary inputs.
- Assist the animal health workers to develop work plans.
- Provide regular refresher trainings to CAHWs in the project target area.
- Responsible and accountable for all project resources in the field.
- Ensuring proper control of project inputs and resources.
- Ensure prudent use and reporting of field advance finances.
- Establish and maintain good rapport with community, local authorities & other agencies on the ground.
- Responsible to the beneficiaries to have their views incorporated in all plans and activities.
- Ensure the CAHW monitoring structure and tools are developed and used in monitoring animal health workers and their associational activities.
- Provide assessment report and situation reports from field locations.
Essential or Minimum Requirements
Education
Education
- A University degree in veterinary medicine
- Higher diploma in animal health or relevant qualification
- Additional qualification in community development would be an added advantage
Knowledge and experience
- At least 4 years experience at senior level in the animal husbandry and livestock medicine in pastoral regions.
- Experience in participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Experience in facilitation of livestock development activities
- Knowledge of Pastoral field schools will be desirable
- Knowledge of the guidelines on CAHW training and support.
- Knowledge of a local language would be desirable.
- Work experience in conflict or post-conflict areas
Skills
- Technical skills in livestock development
- Vulnerability and stakeholder analysis
- Training Skills
- Organizational and coordination skills
- Communication, reporting and presentation,
- Ability to prepare and present technical material to audiences at all levels
- Computer literacy especially Excel and power point
Attitudes
- Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of VSF – B
- Display intercultural sensitivity
- Respect in dealing with others
- Willingness to travel and work in remote field locations
- Team player
- Self Motivated and positive outlook
- Conflict sensitivity
This vacancy is open to male and female candidates.
Applications from qualified women candidates are encouraged.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
For more information: www.vsf-belgium.org
