Heifer International Vacancies in Kenya

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Heifer International Program Manager-Animal Well-Being Manager Vacancies in Kenya

Responsibilities

Facilitate the well-being of all project animals through the adoption of improved animal management and productivity practices and standards in all projects and programs

Ensure quality and timely animal health and care delivery (prevention and treatment).

Ensure good animal husbandry practices (breeding, nutrition, housing, feeding, watering, fodder, forage production, and animal waste management and other ecological production methods etc.).

Ensure regular product quality assurance.

Ensure regular checks on quantity and quality of animal housing.

Support and provide oversight of the establishment of livestock producer hubs/veterinary care and breeding service entrepreneurship

Prepare and design training curriculum and develop training materials on animal health, husbandry and animal-related issues.

Improved animals’ health and husbandry through trained Community Agro-Vet Entrepreneurs (CAVES).

Provide follow-up and backstopping to trained farmers, partners and Heifer staff.

Mobilize CAVES and technical experts as appropriate for improving livestock management practices.

Coach, guide and train the CAVES, farmers and partners in animal management.

Arranging training and workshops for Community Agro-Vet Entrepreneurs (CAVES) and project partners on improved animal health and husbandry.

Collaborate with technical partner(s) to design a training curriculum and develop training materials on animal health, husbandry and animal-related issues in coordination with the Training Coordinator and Program/Project Managers

Prepare and design training curriculum and develop training materials on animal health, husbandry and animal-related issues.

Improved animals’ health and husbandry through trained Community Agro-Vet Entrepreneurs (CAVES).

Provide follow-up and backstopping to trained farmers, partners and Heifer staff.

Mobilize CAVES and technical experts as appropriate for

improving livestock management practices.

Coach, guide and train the CAVES, farmers and partners in animal management.

Facilitate and develop strategies that will ensure environmental protection, conservation and infrastructure suitable for animal well-being

Ensure reforestation programs to replenish the environment are executed in all project areas.

Ensure the construction of environmentally friendly and appropriate low-cost livestock housing structures with proper ventilation/lighting and improved sanitation and hygiene.

Proper manure management and utilization.
Facilitate measure that will ensure sustainable management of grazing land.

Promote fodder/forage massively as campaign so that communities will have abundant nutritious plants for animals.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Science or equivalent plus five (5) years of job-related experience is required. Other job related education and /or experience may be substituted for all or part of these basic requirements.

Masters Degree in Veterinary Science

Knowledgeable of and experience in working with livestock programs.

Knowledge of and experience with or within community organizations.

Fluent in national language/s and English , spoken as well as written

Good leadership qualities.

Good communication skills.

Have an interest animals/agriculture Community development.

Excellent oprganizational skills including strong attention to details.

Skills with Microsoft Office packages, internet browser and other appropriate technology.

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply online by 26th March, 2018

For more information and job application details, see; Heifer International Program Manager-Animal Well-Being Manager Vacancies in Kenya

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