Livelihood Officer - Livestock at Plan International

Role Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to have an experienced Livelihoods Officer in livestock production for the WFP livelihood project located in Pulka, Borno state.
• The officer will be in charge of livestock production aspect of the project and all that is related to plant, livestock, environmental management and marketing of farm produce.

Dimension of Role

• The Livelihood officer-livestock will be responsible for the animal development intervention of the project, this includes stocking, feeding, health and production of sheep, goat and poultry management by target beneficiaries in Pulka.

Key Roles/Responsibilities

• Oversee the beneficiary selection for livestock breeds adaptable to the environment.
• Supervise the NFI on livestock production
• Train the beneficiaries on livestock production including feeding, health and production. Collate all data on the livestock production
• Collect information on government units and partners that are into livestock development and share with the project coordinator
• Supervise the community assistants that work on livestock production
• Report all areas of livestock production to the project coordinators and link up with livelihood specialist through the coordinator for any support.
• Design the techniques of improving project delivery on livestock production.
• Develop the capacity of the team on livestock production.
• Contribute to overall reports of livelihood project.
• Design and follow up a local value chain on livestock production especially sheep, goat and poultry production in Pulka and environment and see how the project beneficiary will benefit from it.
• Support market development on livestock production of the beneficiaries in the target area.
• Any other assignment from the livelihood coordinators or his/her delegate.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Qualifications and Technical Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Animal Sciences, Animal Health and Production, Animal Husbandry or Veterinary Medicine.
• Experience in working in deep field location
• Good knowledge of animal management using locally available resources where conventional methods may not be accessed.
• Knowledge and experience in M&E.
• Experience with participatory learning approaches.
• Experience of conducting assessments in emergency contexts.
• Experience of training on relevant animal management and production.
• Fluency in English and Hausa, written and spoken

Skills & Knowledge:

• Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local and international staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
• Excellent negotiation, representation, skills and the ability to work comfortably with an ethnically diverse staff in a very sensitive environment.
• Strong organizational and work prioritization skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work cooperatively.
• Proven ability to solve problems independently without direct supervision.
• Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver induction briefing/training.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, and to maintain this under pressure.
• Ability to work with limited supervision from line manager.