Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Tasks to be Performed:
Pre-Assignment
• Review information about the cooperative
• Hold calls with the F2F team and the producer organization to discuss assignment objectives and plan.
• Review available literature on herd health management challenges faced by farmers as well as the dairy sector in Kenya.
• Develop outline and materials for training on herd health.

During Assignment
• Attend orientation with F2F staff in Kenya.
• Hold introductory meetings with PO to finalize workplan, assignment schedule, and training overview.
• Conduct a rapid capacity assessment through farm visits, key informant interviews among other methods to assess hard health management challenges experienced by the farmers.
• Develop/customize a herd health management program framework
• Customize the training content and develop a training manual and materials
• Provide customized training to Dairy Farm Assistants, staff, and farmers on herd health management.
• Work on the trip report
• Finalize herd health management program framework and training manual and material
• Hold debriefing with the host organization.
• Hold debriefing with USAID.
• Hold debriefing with the F2F team.
• Draft and submit the final report.

Expertise of Volunteer Experts Requested:
• A master's or doctoral degree in veterinary science, animal science, dairy science, or a closely related area
• At least 10 years of experience working with dairy cattle.
• A good understanding of animal health and bovine behavior
• Hands-on experience in animal health management
• Experience working in Kenya and/or the region is a plus.  
• Strong leadership and communication skills and capacity to plan strategically and flexibly.  
• Experience delivering group training.
• Sufficiently physically fit, with appropriate medical clearance.  
• Writing Skills: reporting requires good computer skills including, but not limited to, working and generating reports with MS Word. Experience with PowerPoint presentations is desirable.  
• Good writing and analytical skills, interpersonal communication and presentation skills (adult education skills), ability and desire to teach in both classroom and field settings 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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