Dairy Herd Health Management Program & Training - Phase I at International Executive Service Corps

Tasks to be Performed:    

Pre-Assignment:

• Review information about the cooperative
• Hold calls with the F2F team and the producer organization to discuss assignment objectives and plan.
• Review available literature on herd health management challenges faced by farmers as well as the dairy sector in Kenya.
• Develop outline and materials for herd health training curriculum
• During Assignment
• Orientation meeting with F2F
• Hold an introductory meeting with the producer organization (PO) to finalize the workplan, assignment schedule, and training overview.
• Conduct a rapid capacity assessment through farm visits and key informant interviews to assess heard health management challenges experienced by the farmers
• Develop a draft herd health training curriculum
• Test and revise the training curriculum
• Develop and submit trip report
• Hold debriefing with the host organization/USAID.
• Hold debriefing with the F2F team.
• Draft and submit the final report.

End of Assignment Report and Other Deliverables Required:

• Herd health management needs assessment report
• Herd health management program training manual and materials 
• A final trip report detailing work completed throughout the assignment as well as recommendations for the host organization.
• A PowerPoint presentation for sharing with F2F, the host, and USAID.  

The Expertise of Volunteer Experts Requested: 

• A master's or doctoral degree in veterinary science, animal science, dairy science, or a closely related area 
• At least 10 years of experience working with dairy cattle. 
• A good understanding of animal health and bovine behavior 
• Hands-on experience in animal health management  
• Experience working in Kenya and/or the region is a plus.    
• Strong leadership and communication skills and capacity to plan strategically and flexibly.    
• Experience delivering group training.  
• Sufficiently physically fit, with appropriate medical clearance.    

Writing Skills:

• reporting requires good computer skills including, but not limited to, working, and generating reports with MS Word. Experience with PowerPoint presentations is desirable.    
• Good writing and analytical skills, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills (adult education skills), ability and desire to teach in both classroom and field settings