Emergency Livestock Officer – Islamic Relief

Health Care, Environment and Natural Resource, Veterinary Services

Islamic Relief

 

Internal/External

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  IR/INT/EXT/VN/035.22

            March 21, 2022

 

Post Title:                   Emergency Livestock Officer

Duty Station:              Somali Regional State, Hargelle                                         

Reports to:                 Project Coordinator

Required:                   One

Salary:                        As per the organization scale

Duration:                    One Year

 

Introduction

Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity founded in 1984 with its headquarters in Birmingham, UK. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender. The office officially started operation in Ethiopia in 2004. Islamic Relief Ethiopia (IRE) is operational in the Somali Regional State with a base office in Jigjiga, Hargelle, Elkere, Bare, GG and Dekasuftu, Afar Regional State; Ewa, Awra and Gulina; Oromia regional State, West Harergeye, Chiro and Meayso Woredas and an additional operational office in Addis Ababa. For more information please visit our website: http://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us.

Responsibility Overview

To ensure the emergency livestock interventions are successfully implemented according to approved donor and government agreements; and that the human, material and financial resources of the project are well managed in line with IR financial and donor guidelines/Standards.

Key accountabilities

·         Develop and regularly update a detailed project work plan guiding the project implementation and ensure the project team under your management to monitor project progress towards completion.

·         Initiate and carry out timely monitoring to all CAHWs supported by the project.  The Monitoring includes both physical progress and drug and kit status and its utilization by the supported and assigned CAHWs.

·         Ensure that all CAHWs and animal health technicians provide services of high quality to the livestock owners in the project area.

·         Identify the necessary drugs and kits for animal health service provision

·         In collaboration with the Bureau of Livestock, design appropriate training curriculum for CAHWs, and ensure that it is delivered accordingly.

·         Supervise and document training activities designed to enhance the capacity of the community animal health workers.

·         Provide technical and material support to the district level government livestock office including animal health posts.

·         Identify relevant animal feed and supply to the needy livestock herders as the project document

·         prepare and review quarter and project life time activity plans and budget for the project under implementation

·         Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly activity plans and reports of the project, and Submit to the relevant staff on time.

·         Identify and request appropriate materials for the project as per the project document and ensure proper utilization of the project resources.

·         Identify the direct target beneficiaries of the project in collaboration with the local community representatives and stakeholders from the government.

·         Represent the office in matters related with the project in the meetings for knowledge sharing when delegated.

·         Work closely with all stakeholders and ensure the community participation in the project activities.

·         Work closely in a team with other project officers and contribute to the maximum of his /her knowledge to the project team in his/her areas of profession as deemed necessary

·         Perform other functions as requested by the immediate supervisor

Qualification/Experiences and Skills Requirements

• Minimum a degree in animal science, veterinary animal and other related fields
• 3 years’ experience in emergency livestock intervention project implementation with an international NGO
• Good technical knowledge of policy and practice in the field of emergency livestock intervention
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of emergency livestock projects
• Computer literate in word processing and excel packages
• Knowledge of the project areas (Somali) language is mandatory

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity

Islamic Relief and Islamic Relief staff considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and people at risk to be paramount to the organization. And must adhere the principle of ‘do no harm and leave no one behind.’ It is critical we do not expose communities or staff we work with to the risk of harm through our interventions.  With a zero-tolerance approach Islamic Relief have a number of related policies which also describe standards in behaviour expected from the organization, its staff and representatives towards each other and those we serve. Islamic Relief is committed to responding swiftly, appropriately and constructively to any and all information children, young people and people at risk have disclosed.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and child abuse during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment before signing the contract agreement.

Islamic Relief believes everyone has the right to be safe, respected and valued regardless of who they are or their circumstances, and an equal employment opportunity to all candidates and qualified applicants, we do not discriminate on the base of age, sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability status and diversity.

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