Field Veterinary/Animal health Assistant officer

VSF-BELGIUM is a recognized developmental International NGO founded in 1995 working with disadvantaged communities to increase their standards of living, improve food security and livelihood sustainability through improving animal health and animal production. In East Africa, our programmes focus on community based animal health services, capacity building of local institutions and governments, conflict mitigation and sustainable natural resource management.

Position Title: Field Veterinary/Animal health Assistant officer

Project : Common Humanitarian Funds (CHF)

Duty station: South Sudan
Duration: 6 months (Renewable)
Deadline for Application: 30th March, 2012
Availability: ASAP



ROLE Under the supervision of Veterinary/Animal Health Officer, the Assistant Veterinary/Animal Health Officer will implement, monitor and supervise CHF field veterinary activities in accordance with VSF Belgium and donor standards and guidelines.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY FUNCTIONS

To lead in field project establishment and management in the following activities;

 Work in collaboration with animal health officer and veterinary officer to plan, promote, establish and strengthen community based structure

 Implement field veterinary activities and training activities
 Provide technical support to the local livestock workers
 Ensure project implementation in accordance with VSF-Belgium standard and guidelines
 Support livestock need assessment
 Carry out animal health trainings for all cadres of animal health workers.
 Carry out community meetings and workshops together with animal health officer/veterinary officer
 Ensure adequate veterinary inputs are available in the field and are distributed to animal health worker
 Assistant animal health workers in develop work plan
 Monitor and supervise community based animal health structure and animal health Assistant
Administer field project inputs and resources management in the following activities;

• Responsible to the beneficiaries to have their views incorporated in all plans activities
• Ensure that the vaccine fridge is being correctly maintained

To oversight the field project monitoring and evaluation in the following ways,
 Ensure the CHF project monitoring structure and tools are used in monitoring animal workers activities
 Collect CHF Project data in the prescribed formats for monthly reports
 Provide assessment and situation reports from field location
 To have regular and timely reporting to the field animal health officer/veterinary Officer


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma in Veterinary medicine, animal health sciences or equivalent
• Additional qualifications in community development would be an added advantage

Knowledge and experience
• At least four years in veterinary field experience

• At least three years experience implementing livestock related and community based animal health projects in pastoral areas

• Experience in facilitation of livestock development activities
• Experience in managing curative and disease control strategies in pastoralist communities
• Knowledge of the guidelines for CAHW training and support
• Experience working with a livestock NGO would be an advantage

Skills
• Technical skills in livestock development
• Training skills (desirable)

• Good planning and reporting skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prepare and present issues at all levels
• Computer literacy (with word and excel skills)
• Field survival skills

Attitudes
• Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of VSF Belgium

• Display intercultural sensitivity
• Respect in dealing with others
• Team player
• Affinity for NGO work in general
• Result Oriented
• Willingness to work and travel in remote pastoralist areas

Please hand deliver your application letter (reference “ Veterinary Officer ”), CV and 3 references (one must be your current employer) to VSF B Juba , Stadium Road, Hai Malakal, or send by e-mail to lkuyu@vsfb.or.ke on or before 4th April, 2012

This vacancy is open to South Sudanese male and female candidates only. Applications from qualified women candidates are encouraged. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. For more information about VSF-B, visit our website at: www.vsfb-belgium.org