NATIONAL VETERINARY FIELD CONSULTANT

Organizational Setting

FAO's office for Iraq is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing countrywide food, agriculture and rural development priorities under Iraq CPF 2018-2022.. It develops and maintains relations with the relevant Ministries at country level. Nineveh MOA Directorate, giving high priority to improve animal health status in the areas, has officially asked FAO on 23 May 2021 to support livestock producers covered by Nineveh FAO-EU funded project, mainly through comprehensive programme of their capacity building as well as improving skills of extension staff on good practices of animal health, farm management and prevention of major animal diseases in project sites.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative Budget Holder (BH), the direct supervision of Senior International Livestock Value Chain Expert and the International Project manager, the technical guidance of (RNE), the National Veterinary Field Consultant will coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in Nineveh Directorate to support livestock producers. He/she will work in close collaboration will the FAO Country Office.

Technical Focus

Support to agricultural livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Nineveh Governorate/Iraq.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Make visits to beneficiary farmers in the main project localities and assess the needs for veterinary topics for capacity building of extension staff and farmers. • Assess the level of expertise in good husbandry practices and animal health of livestock farmers and local extension staff and participate in design training programme, • Assist in formulating priority programmes for animal health interventions, • Establish a detailed monthly work plan and monitoring procedures for implementation of training programme • Giving practical demonstrations and training to project extension staff beneficiaries and to livestock communities on the proper animal health and farm management, diagnostics and prevention of the most important animal diseases in project sites. • Supervise training programme on animal health given by trained extension staff (TOT) to livestock producers • Prepare and produce extension materials (posters, booklets and leaflets) in Arabic language with photos and drawing on matters related to: 1) Good practices of animal health and husbandry/farm management, 2) Diagnostic of animal diseases and 3) Prevention and treatment of the major animal diseases faced by livestock producers in project target sites. • Prepare monthly reports describing main activities undertaken, conclusions and recommendations, • Carry out any other duties related to the project activities as requested by the supervisor. • Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree in veterinary medicine • At least 10 years of experience in field working as veterinarian with farmer communities in Nineveh Governorate • Experience in training and extension work with farmers • Working knowledge of Arabic language: As training of farmers and preparation of extension, booklets should be in Arabic language. Kurdish and English languages will be an asset. • National of Iraq.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus • Teamwork • Communication • Building Effective Relationships • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Assessment and analytical skills - experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis and report writing; • Excellent communications skill, both orally and in writing, on technical materials for audiences at different levels of technical expertise; • Ability to work under pressure and to carry out several tasks in a timely fashion and under tight deadlines with minimum supervision; • Courtesy, tact and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.