Animal Extension Services Consultant at Nuru Nigeria - 2 Openings

Nuru Nigeria is a local non for profit and non-governmental organisation working in rural areas of Northeast Nigeria. To build a resilience corridor through nutrition-sensitive regenerative agribusiness programming. Nuru Nigeria's core approach is especially sustainable community-led, community-driven profitable farmer organisations. We are an equal opportunity employer with zero tolerance for any form of discrimination. We also are keen on harnessing talents that embody our values.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Animal Extension Services Consultant

Location: Adamawa
Number of openings: 2 (1 consultant will cover Michika and 1 consultant will cover Hong and Gombi)
Contract Duration: 10 months (June 2023 to March 2024)

Background

• Animal Extension Services are demand-driven extension services offered to animal production actors in the agricultural value chain. Through various extension services and training in animal production, these services will make it easier for farmers to access relevant technological knowledge, information, and mediate their interactions. This will also help to develop their technical and management capacity skills.
• The small ruminant intervention implemented by the NN program team forms a key part of the agricultural sequence designed to provide income generation sources and diversification of livelihood sources for households at the community level. The activity will involve sheep production among 1500 women in Michika and 1000 women in Gombi and Hong LG.
• In this regard, Nuru Nigeria is seeking consultants who will provide Animal Extension Services(for sheep production) to rural women smallholder farmers in Michika(Jigalambu, Tudun wada, Villegwa, Kwabapale, Moda, Dlaka, Ghumchi, Garta), Hong(Kala’a, Bangshika, Gashaka, Pella, Dakza)and Gombi (Tela bala, Guyaku 1, Guyaku 2) Local Government Areas. These services will include the dissemination of useful and practical information relating to animal health, improved husbandry practices, routine vaccine delivery, deworming, and improved health care practices of the animals and routine extension visits.

Objectives
The main objectives of this activity is to:

• To provide animal extension services to women farmers in Michika, Hong, and Gombi.
• To build the capacities of farmers around best husbandry practices in sheep Production.
• Disseminate the useful and practical information to farmers relating to animal health, including routine vaccination, deworming, and improved health care practices.

Scope of Work / Methodology:

• This activity will be carried out in all GIZ intervention communities in Michika(Tudun wada, Jigalambu, Villegwa, Kwabapale, Moda, Garta, Dlaka, Ghumchi), Hong(Bangshika, Gashaka, Dakza, Pella, Kala’a)and Gombi (Tela bala, Guyaku 1 and Guyaku 2) LGAs. The activity will involve a bi-weekly extension visit to farmers, attend to immediate call from farmers in case of emergency

Terms and Condition:

• Provide bi-weekly extension visits to women farmers.
• Responsible for the care of the animals from the quarantine period till distribution time.
• Responsible for on-call duty in case of emergency at the community level with thefarmers
• Provide a contact personat the community level in case of a sick animal
• Responsible for the provision of routine vaccination.

Deliverables / Expected Outputs:

• By the end of the activity the farmers in the GIZ intervention communities will be able to have practical knowledge and information relating to animal health, improved husbandry, vaccine delivery, deworming, and improved health care practices of the Animals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Husbandry or any related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in a similar role managing small ruminant animals in large numbers.
• Experience working with International or National Non-Governmental Organization is preferred.

Application Closing Date
3rd May, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application and Letter of interest to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note
Non-discriminatory Employment Clause:

• Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, socio-economic status,age,disability or health status.
• The management of Nuru Nigeria reserves the right to verify all of the applicant's information and conduct background checks on shortlisted candidates including reaching out to his/her previous employer.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.