Animal Welfare Officer at Brooke East Africa

Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish linkages and relations with veterinary schools at all levels, government institutions, non-state actors and other entities and identify areas of mutual interest and strategic collaborations that promotes Brooke East Africa’s Animal Health work
• Explore and secure collaboration arrangements and agreements through strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs)
• Develop joint plans with the institutions to implement the MOUs’ objectives
• Ensure timely delivery and implementation of the MOUs/joint plans
• Regularly review MOUs to ensure proactive and progressive adoption of learnings and innovations
• Work closely with advocacy and programme teams to identify opportunities for collaborations with strategic governmental and policy institutions/bodies involved in welfare and animal health to promote and advocate for equine welfare
• Assess and identify capacity gaps and needs of Animal Health Practitioners (AHPs)
• Develop and implement training programs for AHPs to address the identified gaps and needs
• Develop and implement mentorship plan for the AHPs using Brooke’s Mentorship frameworks
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the capacity building and mentorship interventions; and follow-up/review with relevant adjustments
• Identify forums, conferences or initiatives that have a veterinary engagement angle to animal welfare or have themes that resonate with Brooke
• Develop and submit abstracts to conference organizers in order to seek opportunities for formal participation
• Prepare and present position papers, data, information or material on behalf of Brooke during the conference
• Follow up on agreements and resolutions made during these forums/conferences to ensure Brooke’s positions or commitments are achieved
• Receive and provide input and support to other officers whose jobs are interdependent with this role
• Supply reports and other required information and data to other parts of the organization as required
• Actively participate in team and or staff meeting; adding value to the meeting agenda and discussions for the purpose of enhancing organizational goals in community engagement

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine or related field
• Over 5-years’ experience working in NGO or Institutional set up
• Competency in building and strengthening collaborations and networking
• Expertise in capacity building, delivering training and adult learning facilitation
• Experience in developing and delivering information at high-level policy and academic forums
• Good planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting skills
• Good representation and negotiation skills
• Collaborative and supportive approach to resolving complex issues with stakeholders