Livestock Production Analyst
Uganda
- Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Location: Uganda
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Livestock, production and veterinary
- Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
- Closing Date: 2024-11-11
IMPORTANT NOTICE\: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device
- FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
- FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.
Organizational Setting
The main aim of the FAO Country offices, which are headed by the FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Uganda, the functional, programmatic and administrative supervision of the FAO Representative in Uganda, and the direct supervision of the National Project Coordinator in close coordination with the ECTAD Country Team Leader in Uganda, and in collaboration with the Resilience team for East Africa, and in coordination with the technical teams of EU - Regional Programme in Livestock and Pastoralism for Climate Change Adaptation in Eastern and Horn of Africa and other related projects.
Technical Focus
Support the implementation of FAO Uganda portfolio of projects.
Tasks and Responsibilities
• Provide technical guidance on all livestock production thematic areas covering climate-smart livestock production skills including but not limited to, veterinary care, feed formulation and nutrition, herd size management and herd improvement, livestock breeding, livestock market system and value chain development systems and similar themes.
• Contribute to the production of technical training manuals and related capacity building materials, coaching, and mentoring on animal production, and husbandry
• Work closely with front line animal health and husbandry service providers to conduct behaviour change campaigns on identified animal and zoonotic disease risk drivers', husbandry practices among pastoralists.
• Initiate and facilitate livestock owners to access reliable markets of livestock and its products.
• Document best practices, success stories and lessons learned based on beneficiaries’ feedback and own observations from the field contribute to preparation of reports.
• Initiate and provide business development services to strengthen private vet services and expand outreach in pastoral production systems.
• Support the development of training, visit and mentorship system for targeted livestock producers with progressively trackable indicators
• Support data collection and facilitate feedback for monitoring indicators of climate-smart livestock practices implementation and sustainability indicators of pastoral systems.
• Any other task assigned by the project manager
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in animal science, veterinary science, livestock management, or equivalent
• At least 5 years' experience in animal science, production/husbandry, animal feed, and rangeland management
• Working knowledge (Level C) of English
• National of Uganda
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Experience in animal resource management and good knowledge of the livestock sector in the cattle corridor
• S/he should have practical experience in livestock production and value chain development.
• Strong understanding of operational management, fiduciary risk, attention to Value for Money and the importance of learning and continual improvement.
• Demonstrated a solid understanding of veterinary care, feed formulation and pasture management, rangeland management, herd size management and herd improvement, livestock breeding, livestock market systems and livestock value chain development and similar themes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
- Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
- Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http\://www.whed.net/
- For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website\: http\://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
- Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
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• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.