Chabash development and Health Initiative (CDHI) is a non-governmental organization dully registered with Nigerian government through Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC/IT NO: 85190). Existing since March 2016, CDHI focuses on improving the quality of life of vulnerable population across communities in Northeast Nigeria. CDHI operates both in emergency and developmental context and have its programme principally rooted in identifying gaps that affects population and bridging those gaps through resource base planning and implementation.
Job Title: Livelihood Officer-Hydroponics/Aquaponics/Livestock
Location: Mafa,Borno State.
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: Six Months with possibility of extension
Expected Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Summary:
The Programme Officer Hydroponic and Livestock (POL) will be responsible for designing and implementing all project activities in the target communities in Mafa LGA of Borno States, both directly and indirectly through training/mentoring of project community volunteers and Program Assistants Livestock (PAL), linking up with BOSADP, other NGOs and private sector actors at the community level.
Key outcomes
- Facilitate initial community entry activities, mapping, and assessments.
- Manage the community project plans and make recommendations for approval of community project livestock activities
- Organize and initiate training of beneficiaries and PAL livestock/poultry management
- Facilitate surveys related to livestock interventions in communities.
- Prepare action plans and provide direct support to beneficiaries through visits, in line with the action plans, etc.
- Initiate/facilitate links and referrals relationships between the beneficiaries and community groups and local sources of support.
- Ensure all documentation, reports, and records on livestock activities from the community are maintained per agreed procedure, and information is provided on community activities as required.
- Co-facilitate step-down trainings on livestock activities with beneficiaries and community groups on various topics, as outlined in the implementation plan.
- Support beneficiaries and community groups to conduct assessments/project on livestock activities to all especially women in the communities.
- Work on relevant livestock value chain actors and their service providers (Private BDS providers)
- Support activities on community disaster risk reduction, famer field schools, asset transfer and revolving fund management, community-based saving and lending groups opportunities
- Ensure data collection of livestock activities under technical guidance of the M&E officer
- Coordinate with community- based BOSADP, other NGOs and private sector actors.
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise
Essential
Some of the essential skills required are:
- Level of Education –Degree, in Vet Medicine, Animal production, health, science and any relevant field with at least 3 years’ experience
- Must have substantial experience in implementing community-level development projects, using participatory engagement and grassroots mobilization techniques.
- Experience working on livestock value chain actors and their service providers (Private BDS providers)
- Sound experience working on disaster risk reduction, farmer field schools, asset transfer and revolving fund management, community-based saving and lending groups
- Excellent training and facilitation skills with a wide variety of groups having diverse experiences, backgrounds, skills, and education levels.
- Experience in handling grants to local groups, ensuring appropriate basic documentation and accountability at the community/field level.
- Excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
- Language Requirements: Spoken English-Excellent; Written English-Good (ability to type and prepare reports and other documents as needed.)
- Must be able to speak at least one local language predominant in that state (Kanuri and Hausa).
Desirable
- Involvement in relevant value chain projects, and/or those involving vulnerable people, especially those with asset/cash transfer components and/or interventions.
- Experience in engaging directly with vulnerable people, facilitating women activities and/or facilitating vulnerable people’s participation in meetings, discussions, etc.
- Involvement in projects and/or initiatives that address issues of power, diversity, exclusion, participation, and gender.
- Ability to multi-task, engage in long-term planning, meet deadlines, and handles last-minute demands; exercise patience, and adapt to changing circumstances.
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Women are strongly encouraged to Apply
Application Closing Date
13th MARCH, 2023.
