Livestock Program Intervention Manager at Ikore International Development Limited

Project Overview and Role

• At Ikore, we offer innovative designs that meet the needs and wants of our partners across the trade-tech, mechanization, livestock, Crop production, and social enterprise areas.
• We are seeking to employ a dynamic and innovative person who has experience working in Livestock value chain across Nigeria and Africa.
• Someone who can work collectively with host communities, design and support home-grown solutions that improve the livelihood and resilience of the communities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• The person will be such with the ability to impact on the day-to-day efficiency of our Livestock program interventions across, Gombe, Adamawa, Kano, Bauchi, and Plateau States, and an ongoing impact on our overall growth.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate relations between all the project stakeholders and beneficiaries to increase ownership of the project results, with participation in, and coordination of outreach.
• Collect field data, through a variety of data collection techniques such as household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and other participatory rural appraisal tools.
• Lead the preparation/finalization and implementation of project plans.
• Facilitate investment promotion into Adamawa Livestock Value chain
• Conduct Capacity development Programs for CAHWs
• Support input retailers with market information
• Identify and act on any main local constraints that may affect the success of field activities (conflicting dynamics, political tensions, technical constraints, etc.).
• Organize/co-organize and facilitate meetings with farmers, extension workers, and local government officials and partners at all levels.
• Lead project activities on the ground.
• Guarantee that the work progress accurately follows the objectives of the project.
• Produce frequent service reports.
• Survey proposed locations to determine feasibility.
• Lead the implementation of the project’s monitoring system in close consultation with the Program Manager and the teams charged with data collection.
• Organize and facilitate visits from partners and donors.
• Periodical report about activities in the targeted areas.
• Assist to modify, test, verify, and analyzing research data.
• Perform any other related duties or responsibilities that may be assigned by the program manager.

Qualifications

• Degree in Vet. Medicine, Animal Science, Social Sciences or Rural and/or Community Development,
• At least 5 years of experience in the implementation of sustainable PPR and ND surveillance.
• Experience or training in the veterinary field is preferred.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good time-management skills.
• Must have and maintain a professional appearance and positive professional attitude at all times.
• Accustomed to using mobile tools and applications.
• Good knowledge of Data Collection, Facilitation, PRA, and PAR.
• Computer knowledge of MS Office, MS Excel and, PowerPoint.
• Experience in working with network-wide and diverse groups and individuals.
• Good command of spoken and written English and a knowledge of local languages (Hausa) would be considered advantageous.