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Key Responsibilities

Project implementation and management

• Facilitate assessment to identify key data ecosystem gaps in pastoral sector in the targeted geographies or countries and across Africa
• Lead the design and implementation of data-gaps-driven priority interventions to support the strategic objectives of the African Pastoral Markets Development Platform, ensuring on-time delivery, within platform scope, and budget.
• Support data ecosystem key stakeholders mapping and profiling and promote their engagement.
• Develop and lead the implementation of a comprehensive strategy for enabling functional data ecosystems and information diffusion in the pastoral sector in the targeted geography.
• Support the establishment and operationalization of a pastoral data management platform and data ecosystems for the pastoral sector.
• Lead, mentor, and support the National Data Pillar Working Groups, ensuring cohesive and effective operations towards informing and executing data pillar goals.

Information and Knowledge sharing

• Coordinate data management and promote knowledge sharing among the platform stakeholders.
• Provide input and feedback on implementing countries in relation to sustainable functional data ecosystems and information diffusion in the pastoral sector.
• Identify and advocate for innovative data technologies and methodologies that can bridge pastoral sector data gaps, promote the implementation of solutions, and enhance the platform's impact on African pastoral markets.

Training and capacity building

• Coordinate designing and delivering capacity building programs and materials, on pastoral data management, for both the platform staff and pastoral stakeholders.
• Enhance partnerships with academic institutions, tech companies, and other organizations to enhance the platform’s capacity-building initiatives.
• Oversee engaging and capacity building of the national pillar team members for ensuring skills and knowledge to excel in their roles.

M&E reporting, resource management

• Produce monthly and quarterly project implementation reports, analyzing pastoral sector data and tracking progress based on KPIs.
• Manage data ecosystem risks and challenges, developing contingency plans to address potential issues promptly.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a robust M&E framework for data pillar activities.
• Ensure adherence to ethical standards in data collection, analysis, and sharing, respecting privacy and confidentiality norms.
• Contribute to the articulation of the long-term exit strategy for the platform sustainability.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisiors.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

• A comprehensive strategy for data ecosystem strengthening and efficient information diffusion in the pastoral sector of the targeted countries/ geographies and beyond.
• A comprehensive pillar activity implementation plans for the national data pillar teams, including skills assessment, capacity building programs, career progression paths.
• A map and coordinated-action plans, on data ecosystem, for the key partners / stakeholders / actors in the pastoral livestock marketing chain at national and regional levels in IGAD, ECCAS and ECOWAS.
• Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Frameworks for engaging various stakeholders, (including pastoral communities, market actors, and regulatory and development partners).
• A functional Data Sharing Platform for stakeholders networking and promoting investment and marketing of pastoral livestock.
• Regular/periodical Pastoral Market Analysis Reports to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges within pastoral markets, informing strategic decisions.
• Roadmaps for data-driven innovation within the platform, identifying opportunities for leveraging new technologies and methodologies in data collection and analysis.
• Capacity Building Programs and materials tailored to the needs of the data pillar teams and other stakeholders.
• Support the development and application of M&E indicators on data ecosystem and diffusion.

Specific Experience

• Demonstrated experience of Minimum five (5) years in managing agricultural / livestock or pastoral sector data with strong understanding of sector data ecosystem, methodologies and tools.
• Demonstrated experience in assessing / developing or implementing data management strategy/policy on national, regional or multi-national levels.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills; database management skills, and data storage systems, utilizing their specific tools (e.g., SQL, Oracle; HDFS, S3, etc.); ideally in the context of the agricultural / livestock or pastoral sectors data.
• Statistical analysis skills and proficiency in utilizing related analysis tools (e.g., R, Python, SAS).
• Skills in managing market data and information.

A background in designing and delivering capacity building / training programs, especially related to data management.

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The key responsibilities of the Consultant will include the following:

• Contribute towards the development and expansion of AU-IBAR knowledge management practices and tools.
• Support the development and dissemination of knowledge and data through enhanced communication, strengthened knowledge products, and enhanced visibility.
• Ensure that the knowledge content is accurate, up-to-date, and effectively communicates to the pastoral sector stakeholders.
• Promote the behavior changes due to knowledge development and sharing /communication, towards integration in livestock marketing and pastoral transformation.
• Lead the dissemination of knowledge products and publications, such as sector reports, case studies, and other informational materials relevant to the pastoral sector and Platform activities.
• Maintain and contribute to updating the APMD-platform information and content management and knowledge sharing platforms.
• Foster online collaboration through support of online “Community of Practice”.
• Liaise with gender experts, women's groups, and partners on gender integration.
• Capacity Building for Media.
• Conduct regular reviews and evaluations to identify areas of improvement/gaps and ensure the alignment of knowledge management strategies with the platform goals.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the Project Coordinator and the Director of AU-IBAR.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

• Comprehensive APMD-Platform knowledge management and communication strategy, with particular focus on behavior change of pastoral communities.
• Functional and user-friendly knowledge sharing and documentation tool / system.
• Knowledge products and dissemination.
• Published external information resources.
• Monitoring and evaluation reports on the knowledge management activities and impact.
• Knowledge audits and needs assessments.
• Taxonomy and content curation processes.

Academic and Professional qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Management, Library and Information Science, Communication for Social and Behavior Change, or related fields.
• A post-graduate degree or other qualification in the same or related fields will be considered as an advantage.

General Experience

• Experience working in a multicultural environment and engaging a diverse range of stakeholders
• Excellent drafting, analysis, reporting, communication and presentation skills
• Strong project management skills
• Able to stay update on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in Knowledge and Information Management

Specific / Relevant Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in knowledge management and information communication, preferably within the pastoral or livestock sector or agriculture sector
• Proved experience in developing knowledge products like case studies, FAQs, infographics, storytelling, social learning, taxonomy development etc.
• Experience in conducting knowledge audits, gap analysis, needs assessments
• Practical experience with knowledge management software, databases, and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) tools.
• High competence to conduct and use findings of research, including data collection, analysis, and synthesis to inform project strategies and knowledge management practices.
• Skillful in building and maintaining relationships with project stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, community organizations, etc.
• Experience in working with national, regional and/or international organizations on knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse cultural settings and adapt knowledge management approaches to fit targeted contexts and needs