Program Officer – Livestock at Eagle HR Consultants

• The Project Officer – Livestock is responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluation livestock related interventions that are able to protect the livelihood of agropastoral communities within PACIDA’s areas of operation. S/he will also be responsible for identifying and documenting project outputs and outcomes in a timely manner and reporting as per the reporting schedule. S/he will ensure active participation in relevant coordination forums.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and regularly update a detailed project work plan to guide project activities and monitor progress towards effective project management.
• Lead the implementation, and evaluation of livestock activities, including the provision of feed/fodder, restocking of small ruminants (goats), animal health services, and capacity building for Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs).
• Initiate and conduct timely monitoring of beneficiary selection, verification, provision of livestock support, and CAHW activities.
• Ensure that all CAHWs and animal health technicians provide high-quality services to livestock owners in the project area.
• Ensure the necessary drugs and kits for animal health service provision are identified and procured for service delivery.
• Facilitate and supervise the training of CAHWs in collaboration with the Pastoralist and Livestock Office. Document training activities designed to enhance the capacity of community animal health workers.
• Identify and supply relevant animal feed to needy livestock herders as per the project documentation.
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly activity plans, budgets and reports on time.
• Collaborate with local community representatives and government stakeholders to identify direct target beneficiaries.
• Mainstream gender, protection, safeguarding, and inclusion within the intervention, with advice from the protection and inclusion focal person.
• Represent the office in project-related meetings for knowledge sharing when delegated.
• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure community participation in project activities.
• Collaborate with other project officers, contributing knowledge to the project team as necessary.
• Coordinate and work with other stakeholders and livestock experts during the implementation of the program activities. Perform other functions as requested by the immediate supervisor.
• Organizational Learning
• Commit time to learning activities that benefit PACIDA and personal development.

Knowledge: Qualifications & Experience: 

• The ideal candidate should hold a degree in Agriculture (livestock production), Animal production technology and Management, Veterinary medicine or its equivalent, including course units on medicine/ animal health.
• Three (3) years of experience in livestock health activities, especially in the rural or pastoral communities.
• Willingness to work in the field with livestock producers, community animal health workers, businesses in the value chain, and communities
• Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of partners: private sector, government, and civil society.
• Skills in teamwork, networking, community dialogues and organizational development.
• Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Positive attitude towards community work with an emphasis on the ability to learn from communities and support participatory, innovative approaches to problem solving
• Excellent reporting, communication, and representation skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive, and empathize with program participants
• Fluent in written and spoken English, Kiswahili. Local language will be an added advantage.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
• Good understanding of MEAL concepts in humanitarian contexts within ASAL areas.
• Previous experience in implementing USAID programs is an added advantage.