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Job Summary

• The (Food Security Livelihood) FSL Officer-Veterinary is responsible to coordinate the implementation of the project and ensuring that activities and outputs are implemented in a timely manner and according to the implementation plan. The incumbent will work towards achieving project goals by working closely with the project team to conduct field assessment, market price monitoring, involvement with local communities, and distribution of inputs. The post holder will provide her/his support to the project coordinator in withholding the quality of training and effectiveness of livestock-related activities and timely reporting. The FSL officer-veterinary supports the project beneficiaries’ linkage to the established veterinary field units and the veterinary private sector for well-monitoring livestock disease. in addition, the veterinary doctor will provide training to the project’s target beneficiaries in Jawzjan province.

Key responsibilities of FSL (Food Security livelihood) officer-Veterinary:

• Support project team to conduct community mobilization, sensitization, and selection/verification of project beneficiaries based on pre-set criteria   
    Responsible for compilation of information on project implementation and reporting to the project coordinator on a regular basis 
    Ensure improved coordination by working closely with project livestock assistants and other team members and ensuring livestock activities are well coordinated with protection activities in terms of beneficiary selection and planning. 
   Communicate and engage with CBDMC (Community based disaster management committee) members to support by providing a place for a livestock service canter. 
     Capacity building of para-vets and project staff in animal husbandry and animal health.
     Development of animal husbandry, dairy, poultry, and artificial insemination manuals and training materials
     Provide veterinary services and technical support to project beneficiaries
     Market assessment to determine viable livelihood activities for livestock owners.
     Cooperate on the distribution of livelihood inputs to promote livestock
    Support and collaborate project coordinator on planning, implementation and further development of livelihood and livestock components.
    Provide support to project staff in the delivery of livestock components.
     Conduct meetings with all relevant project stakeholders at the district and provincial level
     Support in poverty/food security assessments, beneficiary profiling and preparation of Food security and livelihood development plans for the individual beneficiaries.
     Facilitate smooth delivery of veterinary services to the project beneficiaries 
     Diagnosis, survey, and reporting of diseases outbreaks in the target districts and in case of disease outbreak facilitate the provision of supply of medicine and vaccines.
• Prepare and implement an action plan for quality monitoring 
     Mobilizing and Making communities aware of project objectives, outputs, activities, MEAL systems, and SCI Child Safeguarding Policies.
• Partnership
     Ensure personal commitment in building a constructive working relationship with partners based on SCI partnership principles spelled out in the Theory of Change
    Support project manager on day-to-day handling of department tasks related to partners.BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
  Accountability:
     Ensure that you work to the best of your ability and demonstrate high levels of commitment to SC Afghanistan in order to ensure the objectives of your role and the country program are met.
  Ambition:
      Ensure the effective and efficient use of all Save the Children resources in order to keep costs low and ensure safety in the workplace.
  Creativity:
     Lead, manage and motivate a team, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance.
  Integrity:
  Other duties as directed. (Obviously, this needs to only include duties that could be reasonably expected to be carried out by someone with the skills, experience and seniority associated with the job in question).
• Additional job responsibilities
• The duties and responsibilities set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties from time to time that is reasonable in relation to their level of skills and experience.
  In the event of a significant humanitarian emergency, the post-holder will be expected to work outside their normal job description; vary their working hours, and occasionally work from a different location should the need arise.
• Equal Opportunities
• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
• Child Safeguarding:
  We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
  Safeguarding our Staff:
  The post holder is required to comply with these key policies, and other organizational policies and procedures, at all times
  Health and Safety
  The post holder is required to carry out their duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures and our Global Security policy and procedures

Job Requirment

• Educational Qualification
  University degree in Livestock or Agriculture/ Animal science
• EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
•     2 to 3 years of experience in total in livelihood and food security program in the area of livestock & agriculture.
    Background of livestock and veterinary (Cash/voucher transfer, agriculture, livestock, value chain, monitoring, and assessment)
    Knowledge of market 
   Good communication skills
     Problem-solving, analytical and negotiation skills
     Computer literate
    English proficiency in both speaking and writing

Submission Guideline

• Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position:
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• Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username and password, first time users will need to create a user account.
• It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.
• Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunity and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.
• We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
• “Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country requirements for potential female applicants will be followed.”
• Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunity and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.
• We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
• “Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country requirements for potential female applicants will be followed.”

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Country

Afghanistan

City

Jawzjan

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