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Job Title ⇒ Livestock Officer ]https//www.theugandanjobline.com/
Organization ⇒ Mercy Corps
Duty Station Uganda
About US ⇒
Mercy Corps has been present in Uganda since 2006, focusing its interventions
on economic and agricultural development, maternal child health and nutrition,
governance, conflict management and humanitarian response. In 2017, Mercy
Corps had an impact on almost 1 million beneficiaries in Uganda through our
work focusing on building resilience and enabling economic growth, improving
opportunities to attain better health and nutrition, and improving governance
and conflict management. Common themes include community engagement, inclusive
development, gender, and working in partnership with local government, the
private sector and civil society actors.

About USAID Grant
The $41 million USAID Food for Peace Activity Apolou and the $5 million
USAID Resilience Challenge Fund RCF Activity support agriculturalists, agro-
pastoralists, and pastoralist households living across the districts of
Amudat, Kotido, Kaabong, Karenga, and Moroto in Karamoja.
Apolou is implemented by a consortium of actors led by Mercy Corps, including
Save the Children, Whave Solutions, four local partners KAPDA, NARWOA and
Riam Riam, TUNADO, FIDA Uganda, Strong Minds and Tufts University’s Feinstein
International Centre FIC.

Job Summary ⇒ The Livestock officer will be at the forefront of
implementation the Animal Health for Resilience Activity within the broader
Apolou Activity. And work in close collaboration with the Apolou Activity
livestock team and the broader Apolou teams, government stakeholders
especially the district veterinary offices and Ministry of Agriculture Animal
industry and fisheries, USAID and other implementing partners in Karamoja. The
position will have the responsibility to Improve veterinary governance and
increased public and private investment in disease prevention, surveillance,
control and response systems to strengthen productive assets for improved
resilience in Karamoja.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ In partnership with the Government of Uganda at national and district
levels, the position will participate the design and implementation of a 1-2
cost-effective livestock disease surveillance, monitoring and response
systems.
⇗ Livestock officer will participate in the development and
operationalization of active and passive livestock disease surveillance,
Livestock Early Warning System LEWs and response mechanisms in Kaabong and
Amudat districts
⇗ Participate in desk review and interview experts in public animal health
systems to capture lessons learned and recommendations. With this information
and in close consultation with district officials, Propose and co create
different models such as an event- and indicator- based surveillance, and
community-based surveillance systems in Kaabong and Amudat
⇗ Pilot disease surveillance/response systems including overseeing the
completion of a cost-benefit analysis of different models.
⇗ Officer will work in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture Animal
Industry and Fisheries MAAIF- DVOs at the district level to prepare and
endorse an animal health services capacity-strengthening plan for the Karamoja
region.
⇗ Coordinate with other program Livestock, Livelihoods and Apolou teams to
support activity integration and information sharing within Apolou and other
similar programs.
⇗ Work directly with government and CBO organizations that conduct animal
health and disease outbreak response in Karamoja.
⇗ Organize, participate and support in meetings and workshops to support
strengthening of veterinary epidemiology capacities
Team Management
⇗ Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive
feedback informally and formally via regular one on ones and performance
reviews.
⇗ Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members
strive to achieve excellence.
⇗ Liaise with other team members to ensure consortium is integrated in
approach, on-scope, on-time and on-budget.
Finance & Compliance Management
⇗ Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to
Livestock Activities
⇗ Develop team budgets, ensure adherence to MC Uganda Field Finance Manual
and Field Procurement Manual for all livestock activities
Influence & Representation
⇗ Identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with key private
sector gatekeepers
⇗ Represent Mercy Corps’ approach at key government, coordination and
advocacy platforms.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The ideal candidate must hold be a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with 2-3
years’ direct experience partnering with governments on animal health and
disease surveillance systems, experience working with public health programs
is an added advantage.
⇗ Willingness to work in the field with agro-vet shops, Community animal
health workers, kraal leaders and communities;
⇗ Possess the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of partners;
private sector, government and civil society
⇗ Basic understanding of and experience of working with Resilience concepts
⇗ Excellent analytical skills and experience working on livestock research
⇗ Skills in team work, holding community consultations and organizational
development;
⇗ Excellent reporting, communication and representation skills
⇗ Skills in networking, team-working, and community consultations
⇗ Good spoken and written English. Fluency in Ngakarimojong and Pokot is an
advantage
⇗ The success of the Livestock Officer will be based on the ability to work
to Improve veterinary governance and increased public and private investment
in disease prevention, surveillance, control and response systems to
strengthen productive assets for improved resilience in Karamoja, the second
will be the degree to which the person promotes and captures learning with
her/his team, institutionalizing activity reviews, identifying and evaluating
preconceptions and promoting a culture of inquisition.
⇗ The third success factor will be the degree to which that person drives
results, making critical decisions and producing scheduled outputs at deadline
and to the expected quality.
How to Apply
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link
below
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Deadline 26th October 2020

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