Junior Consultant - Livestock Management at SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

About the LISTEN Project

The Laikipia, Isiolo, Samburu Transforming the Environment through Nexus (LISTEN) is a 3.6 million Euro project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by a consortium of partners comprising Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation with SNV as the lead agency. The 3.5-year project seeks to contribute to enhance resilience by increasing food, nutrition and water security in the three selected Arid and Semi‐Arid Lands (ASAL) counties of Laikipia, Isiolo and Samburu in Kenya. Each consortium partner brings their own specialization to the table and will combine their capacity to achieve four key outcomes:

1. Outcome 1: Improved institutional capacities and programming frameworks for inclusive climate resilience at the county level.
2. Outcome 2: Improved water and livelihood resource management at Landscape level in the Ewaso Nyiro River Basin Ecosystem.
3. Outcome 3: Increased production and income through adoption of Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), good management and efficient water practices, technologies and innovations in selected crop and livestock value chains, including fodder and forage.
4. Outcome 4: Use of Knowledge and Innovation management increased in ASALs.

Job Description

Based in SNV’s Nanyuki field office in Laikipia county, the junior consultant will support implementation of the LISTEN project activities and work with the supervisor on the livestock management component of the project. She/he may be assigned other duties beyond the said project component as may be found necessary from time to time.

Scope of Work:

The Junior Consultant will work with the supervisor assigned to them on the following areas:

• Support project implementation activities working in partnership with the relevant county departments and focal stakeholders and partners in the project focus counties.
• Support relevant data collection, analysis and report development e.g. livestock value chain analysis and reporting.
• Support implementation of activities and business cases related to livestock management.
• Support documentation the facilitation of workshops and exchange visits of the LISTEN project
• Support the review and establishment of livestock multi-stakeholder platforms (involving pastoralists & agro-pastoralists, conservancies, private sector, and government) to enhance coordination.
• Support mapping of rangeland and grazing plans in the project’s target locations.
• Capturing and reporting on lessons learnt that contribute to knowledge development.
• Any other activity that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Degree in agricultural management, animal behaviors, conservation science, dairy science, environmental sciences, or related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a water and livestock resources management position.
• Project management skills (planning, administration, financial and monitoring)
• Excellent research, report writing and presentation skills
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience working with local partners, including governmental agencies, NGOs and Community Based Organisations in Kenya
• Previous work experience in the Ewaso Ngíro basin is an added advantage.

Additional Information

Contract Duration: 6 months