Livestock Technical Specialist

Reporting to the International Program Director, Livestock Technical Specialist will provide critical knowledge in the agriculture and livestock sectors to the international development and humanitarian world.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic:

• Contribute to developing/reviewing One Health strategies and frameworks.
• Support target countries and partners, to assess specific needs, priorities, and gaps relevant to One Health;
• Lead the implementation of the animal health activities across the project, collaborating with other program staff
• To improve prevention and detection of avoidable epidemics including naturally occurring outbreaks

Technical role:

• Responsible for implementation of animal health activities within the following areas, disease surveillance, animal health economics, herd health management, one health approach, antimicrobial resistance in animal health, value Chain analysis
• Provide technical advice and expertise and strengthen VWB/VSF’s country level preparedness in Africa and Asia and response to animal health-related emergencies at all levels;
• Provide technical mentorship to program staff, implementing partners and key stakeholders.
• Guide the development, planning, monitoring and evaluation of current emergency responses in Ukraine and South Sudan.
• Lead documentation of livestock programming through development of the relevant progress reports, Donor reports, success stories
• Representation of VWB/VSF in the relevant working and technical groups / forums
• Identification, communication and support in addressing of program related risks
• Work with International Projects leadership to assess and develop project proposals addressing livelihoods-related needs.
• Provide professional technical input and review of field-level sector reports and proposals.
• Act in a capacity of central resource center for all field-based livelihoods and market-based programming.
• Work with teams to build the capacity of agriculture and livestock program staff through training development and delivery, troubleshooting support and technical backstopping.
• Facilitate technically sound program implementation with staff, in-field partners and community stakeholders that results in high participation and empowerment of local communities.

Responding to Emergencies

• Participating and possible deployment to VWB/VSF’s emergency response, as and when necessary

Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures,
• Ability to write proposals for donors, program reports, business correspondence, and technical reference manuals.
• Ability to effectively conduct trainings, present information, and respond to questions from donors, colleagues, beneficiaries, and the general public.
• Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in Agriculture, Veterinary, Zootechnics, or Economic Development. With three (3) to four (4) years related experience living and working in a cross cultural context; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Min 2 years working in Sub-Saharan Africa or South East Asia in a One Health setting