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• Work
  in consultation with the Mercy Corps livestock health services and
  Marketing teams, national drug companies, district veterinary officers and
  other key partners in planning and implementation of veterinary service
  extension activities of GHG program according to the approved work plans
  and budgets;
• Work
  closely with agrovet shops and livestock traders to identify capacity gaps
  of CAHWs and farmers’ challenges and provide technical support, design
  tools and activities for improvement and follow up the implementation;
• Work
  in liaison with the district veterinary officers and agrovets shops, the
  EDO will design and implement a supervisory plan for CAHWs to ensure
  quality service delivery to farmers;
• Build
  and maintain close coordination and co-operation with district veterinary
  department, ministry of agriculture, research institutions, sector working
  groups and development agencies to ensure synergy and improved
  coordination among programs/interventions;
• Work
  closely with NDA to oversee the work to control the illegal sale of animal
  drugs in the markets;
• Work
  with DVOs to plan and support disease surveillance activities and
  vaccination campaigns – including poultry and Newcastle disease, foot and
  mouth disease etc;
• Offer
  technical support to national drug companies, agrovets shops and CAHWs to
  promote herd health programme at kraal and household levels

• Identify,
  assess and develop partnership strategies for potential private sector
  partners with GHG
• Establish
  and maintain productive working relationships with sub-county and district
  leaders and DVOs and soliciting their participation in all activities
  where appropriate
• Carry
  out on-site field visits regularly to monitor progress of activities and
  provide strategic measures for progress to maximize the programmes’
  economic and social impacts to the community
• Work
  with team leader(s) and Mercy Corps technical staff in order to bring
  synergy among different components of the project

• Create
  a dynamic program environment that promotes inquiry;
• Take
  primary responsibility for sector-focused data gathering;
• Establish
  procedures and guidelines to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact
  of economic development support work including setting and measuring
  benchmarks along results chains;
• Keenly
  analyze project implementation strategies to identify constraints to
  program success and provide timely recommendations;
• Provide
  data in support of team’s submission of timely weekly, monthly and quarterly
  reports that will be indicative of program progress during implementation.

• Conduct
  himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner that
  brings credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian
  mission;
• Perform
  any other duties as assigned by the line manager.

• The
  ideal candidate should preferably hold a degree in Agriculture (animal
  husbandry; production and marketing) or its equivalent;
• At
  least three years of relevant experience with proven technical experience
  in the field;
• Willingness
  to work in the field with agrovets 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;
• 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 Ethurr is an
  advantage.

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