FAO Field-Livestock Specialist Jobs 2023 – South Sudan NGO Jobs.
FAO South Sudan looking for “Field-Livestock Specialist”.
Applicants with a Master degree may apply on or before 20th October 2023.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded in October 1945.
FAO Field-Livestock Specialist Jobs 2023
The FAO has published a job vacancy announcement on 05th October 2023 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Field-Livestock Specialist to be based in Juba, South Sudan.
| Recruiter | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
| Position | Field-Livestock Specialist |
| Location | Juba, South Sudan |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 07 years |
| Application Deadline | 20th October 2023 |
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Support the Team Leader in contributing to the sector coordination and reporting requirements to the UN Humanitarian Work Plan.
- Assist the FAO Team Leader in the state, liaising with the relevant line ministries (especially Animal Resources/ Veterinary Departments) and their technical units, as well as with the other FSL stakeholders at state level, such as local professional organizations, community-based organizations (CBOs), national and international NGOs, other UN agencies and programmes, representatives of donor agencies.
- Ensure the appropriate storage of livestock inputs and supplies including vaccines, drugs, animal feed and all other goods under the responsibility of the FAO state office and check whether the inputs meet the technical specifications before to be delivered to SPs.
- Assist the FAO Team Leader in the state in selecting the implementing partners (IPs) and prepare the Letters of Agreement (LoAs), both in consultation with the FAO Khartoum office.
- Ensure timely delivery of different inputs to SPs as per LoAs;
- Prepare and implement the field office’s monitoring plan for each signed LoA in consultation with the field office team, respective SPs, related government line ministries’ departments and with the FAO Khartoum office.
- Elaborate appropriate tools for monitoring the SPs’ field work and the achieved results, in consultation with the field office team and the technical coordinators at FAO Khartoum office.
- Facilitate the identification of a cattle stock route to increase peaceful coexistence between agricultural and pastoralist communities.
- Facilitate the identification of the main areas of past and present conflicts to further guide improvements work along the stock route.
- Organize and supervise the demarcation of the cattle stock route and facilitate integrated stock route development (range seeding, water harvesting, animal health services, etc).
- Review the gaps of existing veterinary services in the State and assist the Government counterparts to further improve their veterinary service agents such as community animal health worker (CAHW), along the identified stock route.
- Facilitate and participate in the analysis of livestock value chains and the identification of value chain upgrading strategies and activities.
- Implement capacity building activities related to livestock production, processing, and marketing in collaboration with Government counterparts,
- Monitor the SPs activities and achieved results as per LoA, monitoring plan, monitoring guidelines and instructions at both output and outcome levels through direct interviews with beneficiaries, SPs, and other stakeholders:
- Provide facts and figures on the results achieved per implementation phase, target, objective.
- Provide documented evidence on the effects of the support activity on the households, communities, and possibly on a wider area.
- If relevant and required, participate in food security and livelihoods assessments to be conducted by the line ministries, by FAO or as part of inter-agency needs assessments.
- Participate in the identification and implementation of relevant trainings for rural women and men; ensure that contents, methodology and programmes of trainings which benefit from FAO support are appropriate and meet good quality standards (relevance, coherence, effectiveness).
- Organize and facilitate the follow up of the trainees, together with other involved stakeholders, especially trained and active CAHWs.
- Contribute to strengthening the capacities of the SPs by ensuring effective and appropriate backstopping and technical advice.
- Regularly collect, analyse, and update relevant information about all key issues related to livestock, environment and NRM, land and water, markets, and food security etc., in the respective localities, administrative units and communities within the state.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting: provide FAO Khartoum office with regular, substantial information and analysis about the effects (outcome and output levels) of the FAO state office’s activities, projects, and programmes, as well as about the important contextual developments.
- Contribute to developing perspectives and identifying potentials and opportunities in the state for new relevant programmes in sustainable Livestock as well as in related fields of activities, and elaborate project concept notes for FAO Khartoum office.
- Ensure together with the team leader and the FAO Khartoum office the proper management of the programme and the FAO state office according to FAO’s rules and regulations.
- Perform any other related task as requested by the team leader or the FAO Khartoum office.
Eligibility Criteria
- Master degree of science (M.Sc.) in Veterinary Science or related field
- At least 7 years working experience
- Working knowledge (Level C) of English and Arabic
- National of Sudan
Other Details
- Duration: 6 months renewable depending on project funds availability
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: Negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply FAO Field-Livestock Specialist Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://jobs.fao.org/careersection………
The Closing Date: 20th October 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.fao.org |
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