Job description
Job Description:
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
Job purpose:
The Veterinary Doctor 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 Veterinary Doctor 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 veterinary doctor 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.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
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 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.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning
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.
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).
Job Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS
Educational Qualification
University degree in veterinary
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
3 to 5 years of experience in total in livelihood and food security program
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
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.
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
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.
https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220008TD&tz=GMT%2B04%3A30&tzname=Asia%2FKabul
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.
Submission Email:
https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220008TD&tz=GMT%2B04%3A30&tzname=Asia%2FKabul
This job is expired
at 04 Apr 2023
