Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
  In Kenya, VWB/VSF works through its Volunteers for Healthy Animals and Healthy Communities project to provide skilled volunteers to assist local partners in improving the nutrition and livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
Donor: Government of Canada (Global Affairs Canada)
Overview:
The Volunteers for Healthy Animals and Healthy Communities project (V4H2) will directly improve the livelihoods of some of the most food insecure people in the developing world by using skilled Canadian volunteers to support the efforts of small-scale farmers to produce more and better food from livestock and to reduce health threats to people from animals. Veterinarians without Borders / Vétérinaires sans frontières (VWB/VSF) will recruit and send 102 Canadian volunteers over the next five years to work with developing country partners in Ghana, Kenya, Lao PDR, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam to help create integrated animal health systems that benefit small-scale farmers. Volunteers will use various techniques and activities to ensure that their work builds local capacity.

Job Responsibilities: Not Specified
Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• A post-graduate degree in monitoring and evaluation or another relevant field.
• Alternatively, a training in the field of agriculture or related field.
• At least 5-10 years’ experience in conducting similar studies.
• Proven track record and ability to liaise with many different groups at different levels; including policy makers, grass-root civil society organizations, field workers, technical experts, etc.
• A broad knowledge on food security programs and their relationship to socio-political factors.
• Conceptual and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of participatory approaches and tools.
• Fluency in English is a must, Arabic an asset.
• Excellent time management skills, with an ability to deliver high-quality outputs on time.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  Interested and qualified professionals (individuals, Consulting Agencies, Firms or Institutions) should submit their applications including the following:
• Technical Proposal (including Work plan & Methodology)
• Financial Proposal (Proposed Budget)
• Profiles of Firm/Consultants (CVs) and Introduction Letters
• References and List of previous works
The Documentation requested above shall be sent via e-mail to: kristen@vetswithoutborders.ca
Deadline for Applications 27th of October 2019
Notes:
• Please DO NOT send original documents and/or heavy attachments
• Additional information will be required only in case of pre-selection and short-listing.
• Applications will be assessed on a continuous basis and once a qualified individual or institution is identified the opportunity will be closed.
• Please indicate the earliest you can commence the assignment

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