Livestock Extension Officer

Overview

Manage livestock extension services for community development

You have:

• At least Two years’ experience related to community-based livestock interventions and or in poultry, husbandry and veterinary services
• Bachelor degree in Animal husbandry is a must
• Master's degree will be a plus
• Understanding the basic livelihood of project target area
• Understanding the principles of food security
• Understanding of disaster risk reduction approaches
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to manage livestock rearing project
• Ability in team working
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Good Organizational Skills
• Ability to travel
• Dari or Pashtu, & English

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:

Building Relationship:

• Be responsible for maintaining and strengthening relationships with key partners through close coordination with project Manager, especially Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock at the province level.
• Ensure smooth networking with other actors involved in livelihood/food security sector at local and higher levels as appropriate.
• Conduct regular meetings with targeted livestock keepers and ensure proper coordination network is established
• Linkage with head of community centres and report on their behalf to Field Supervisor
• Establish linkage mechanism with Veterinary Field Unit (VFU)
• Provide the quarterly and annual livelihood Plan/reports and check with FSL Coordinator and Project manager.

Project Implementation and Technical Quality Assurance

• Training livestock beneficiaries on livestock rearing
• Training of Community and Animal Health Workers (CAHWs), and keep record of their performance
• Assess communities’ awareness level regarding livestock keeping and provide necessary information/on the job training
• Improve the social skills of the women in the target areas
• Instruct project participants on medicine usages and administration of vaccine for livestock disease prevention
• Keep clinical records of livestock and provide necessary reports
• Follow up vaccination seasons and keep project participants knowledge updated
• Instruct women on personal and environmental hygiene, water sanitation, milk processing and health care issues
• Conduct continuous monitoring of livestock production, status of coops and stables and livestock treatment process
• Coordinate plans and activities of livestock centers
• Contribute in livestock purchasing, distribution process, livestock feed stuff and other related activities
• Ensure procurement, Delivery, and distribution processes are in line with the technical standards and Donor’s requirements
• Assist in referral process of sick livestock from WVA targeted communities to Veterinary Field Unit (VFU)
• Strengthen communities’ contribution toward project implementation
• Facilitate formation of livestock self-help and savings for transformation groups at the communities Monitor and support the activities of the self-help groups (If any)
• Facilitate group gatherings/meetings schedule/ organize group meeting
• Support in training of project participants on livestock related topics

Planning, Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation****:

• Conduct identification survey of the project participants
• Assist in conducting surveys, Value chain analysis, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) or research related to livestock
• Collect project related data and information
• Participate in participatory need assessment at community level
• Apply “Do No Harm” theory at any project interventions
• Work according to community cultures and norms
• Ensure that no discrimination has been made among the different classes people in the communities
• Record project lessons learned and challenges and report them to the Field Supervisor
• Ensure ideal behaviour is promoted among project participants
• Contribute monitoring process in the target communities. Submit necessary documents to field supervisor
• Submit necessary reports to the Supervisor in a timely manner
• Monitor the CAHWs work, and ensure they act in line with their ToR
• To perform other job related tasks assigned by supervisor as and when required

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• At least Two years’ experience related to community-based livestock interventions and or in poultry, husbandry and veterinary services
• Farmer Field School facilitation skills
• Bachelor degree in Animal husbandry is a must
• Master's degree will be a plus
• Understanding the basic livelihood of project target area.
• Understanding the principles of food security.
• Understanding of disaster risk reduction approaches.
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to manage livestock rearing project
• Ability in team working.
• Good Interpersonal Skills.
• Good Organizational Skills.

• The position is with regular travel to districts

  Physical

  Requirements

  Ability to travel

  Language

  Requirements

  Dari or Pashtu, & English

• Adhere to WV accountability standards.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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Potential interview questions

Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: wvi.org