Livestock/Agriculture Program Manager II -Jonglei

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Contract length: 12 months

The role:

Livestock and Agriculture Program Manager II is the overall technical lead in design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of quality livestock, fishery and agriculture interventions of JFSP. S/he is responsible for delivering quality livelihood-based emergency, recovery and resilience programming in technical areas of livestock, fishery and agriculture. Specific intervention areas include voucher programs, community-based livestock health, restocking, market-based livestock, fishery and agriculture interventions and local capacity building strategies of JFSP. The position holder will develop, execute and coordinate improved livestock production and productivity, fishery, agronomic and farming technologies to support target producer groups in their livelihood recovery with resilience in nine counties of Jonglei state.

The position holder will be based in Bor, JFSP Program Operation and Coordination Unite (POCU) and leads the livestock, fishery and agriculture teams of the consortium (Catholic Relief Services, CRS, and SCI) of the program. S/he bears overall responsibility to ensure that JFSP meets or exceeds the technical requirements and targets of the program. S/he will provide overall technical supervision, training and mentoring to the government livestock, fishery and agriculture extension agents who have been seconded to work with JFSP. The post holder will coordinate closely with the other program managers, especially on the institutional strengthening and capacity building of producer groups and effective operations deliver services in a timely and quality fashion.


Qualifications and experience

• Relevant BSC degree in an appropriate discipline (agronomy, agriculture extension, livestock husbandry, veterinary medicine, fishery, etc.), MSC preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience of which 5 years in pastoral production system, preferably USAID grant management in the context of resilience programing with an integrated food security and livelihood programmes.
• Experience in Natural Resource Management and Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes with focus to Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery Programming.
• Experience in developing and implementing gender and conflict sensitive programming activities
• Experience in the development and implementation of training modules, procedures and establishing monitoring and evaluation systems, and leading technical teams.
• Proficiency in team work in multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse teams
• Experience of managing sub-awards and supporting project community structures.
• Proficiency in team work in multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse teams.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, with excellent English language written communication.

• Strong budgeting using MS Word and Excel;
• Ability to work supportively in advisor role, and also to establish functional/technical teams across country office Programmes and organizational units.
• Ability to travel and willingness to live in locations with very basic resources and difficult conditions.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

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Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: jkingara.12222.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com