Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Livelihood Assistant - Livestock
Location: Pulka LGA, Borno
Slot: 2 Openings
Role Purpose
- The purpose of this role is to have an experienced Livelihoods Community assistant on private and community assets under WFP livelihood project located in Pulka, Borno state. The livelihood assistant-livestock will work in the community on livestock production, support goat, sheep and poultry production interventions.
Dimension of Role
- The Community assistant will be responsible for beneficiaries’ selection in collaboration with community leaders, training and follow up of training with the project Management Committee.
- Livelihood assistant will oversee all animal production interventions in their community and report to the Livelihood Officer-Livestock.
Key Roles/Responsibilities
- Mobilize beneficiaries into different groups for interventions in cooperation with community leaders, community targeting committee and project monitoring Committee.
- Ensure community leaders are briefed about the program and expectation.
- Oversee the beneficiary selection for all animal production interventions.
- Supervise the NFI of livestock production interventions.
- Support in the training of the beneficiaries on all livestock production and any other assets as assigned by the officers in charge.
- Collect relevant data on the project and report to the officers.
- Collect information on government units and partners that are into livestock development and share with the project officers.
- Supervise the community volunteers
- Develop the capacity of the beneficiaries on chosen assets.
- Contribute to overall reports of livelihood project.
- Any other assignment from the livelihood officers or his/her delegate.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Qualifications and Technical Competencies:
- Ordinary National Diploma, Higher degree or equivalent in Animal Production or Veterinary Medicine.
- Experience in working in deep field location
- Knowledge and experience in M&E.
- Experience with participatory learning approaches.
- Experience of conducting assessments in emergency contexts.
- Experience of training of beneficiries.
- 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.
Application Closing Date
30th December, 2019.
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