Job alert: Livestock Extension Specialist
Job Posting: 03/May/2022
Closure Date: 18/May/2022, 3:29:00 AM
Organizational Unit: FRSSD
Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
Grade Level: N/A
Primary Location: South Sudan-Juba
Duration: 11 months with possible extension
Post Number: N/A
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Organizational setting:
The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO representatives, is to assistant governments to develop policies , programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.
The FAO Representation in South Sudan is organized around three main units: Programme, Operations and Administration. The current portfolio of projects in South Sudan includes activities related to Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Natural Resource Management and works food information systems is implemented with humanitarian, transitional and development funding. The incumbent will contribute to the country’s Programme and portfolio as foreseen in the project he/she will coordinate and be assigned.
Reporting Lines
The National Livestock Extension Specialist works under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in South Sudan and the Head of Programmes; and under direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Rep (Programme) and technical Livestock Development Officer.
Technical Focus
The National Livestock Extension Specialist will mainly focus on
• Institutional strengthening of the national officials/institutions such as NEALCO (South Sudan chapter) for increased livestock trade facilitated and minutes filed Tracking and monitoring project budgets and procurement
• Identifying Local livestock and other products trade opportunities.
• Local public-private-partnerships (PPPs) for livestock products established and facilitated
• Supporting the MLF to develop concept papers and proposals.
• Effective communication and sharing of lessons learnt from field to office and vice versa.
Tasks and objectives to be achieved:
• Support the FAO Livestock Unit in liaison and coordination with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF). The incumbent will also support and link FAO and the MLF to the Ministry of Commerce, trade and investment.
• Support FAO and MLF in data collection and compilation on livestock trade related data; Take part in the organization and facilitation of relevant joint (FAO / MLF) workshops, events and meetings
• Support promotion of livestock trade internally also exploring opportunities for access to international / cross border livestock trade markets; work closely with the South Sudan chapter of the North Eastern African Livestock Council (NEALCO)
• Support NEALCO to institutionalize the national Livestock Marketing Council and state associations, including establishment of pastoralist associations / organizations
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