Project Expert - Animal Production, Natural Resources Management and Resilience at African Union (AU)

Major duties and responsibilities:

• Advise and provide technical support in formulation and implementation of policy frameworks in areas of sustainable natural resources management, animal feed, animal genetic resources, and climate change and resilience.

• Advise on information and data to be collected, collated and disseminated on all aspects of animal production to improve the productivity of animal resources in Africa;

• Assist in Compilation and analysis/synthesis of data/information on livestock’s contribution to climate change, as well as its impact on animal production, to inform policy making and public education;

• Advise on identification and facilitation of avenues for exploitation of opportunities for African livestock keepers to benefit from payments for ecological services (ecotourism, rehabilitation of degraded lands, controlled grazing, biodiversity and landscape conservation etc.);

• Assist in the Development of, and/or making available, best practices and policy guidelines to build, capacities of RECs and member states to manage the conflicts arising from access and utilization of natural resources on which livestock depend;

• Assist in the Development of a continental strategy and implementation framework for the conservation of Africa’s livestock genetic resources;

Academic Qualification and professional Work Experience required

• University Master's Degree in animal production, natural resource or environmental, sciences from a recognized University with 7 years of experience out of which 3 years at a supervisory level in specific area of interactions of livestock and the natural systems in which they operate;

Experience in integrated Natural Resources Management (NRM) of agricultural systems dominated by poor producers; Experience in agricultural/livestock policy & strategy analysis and formulation;

A Ph.D. in relevant field is an added advantage.

OR

• University Bachelor's Degree in animal production, natural resource or environmental, sciences from a recognized University with 10 years of experience out of which 5 years at a supervisory level in specific area of interactions of livestock and the natural systems in which they operate; Experience in integrated Natural Resources Management (NRM) in agricultural systems dominated by poor producers; Requirements Experience in agricultural/livestock policy & strategy analysis and formulation.