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Job Summary The purpose of Livestock Officers is to effectively implement UNOCHA funded Emergency Livestock and Crop Interventions (ELACI) in five districts of the Afar Region. S/he ensures the proper implementation of projects activities in collaboration with other VSF Germany staffs. S/he is also responsible for assisting the project manager in project designing, planning, budget preparation, reporting and so on. Key Areas of responsibility: Engages primarily in the implementation of the emergency response project activities in accordance with project design, implementation planning, and other interim plans; Participates in the development of a detailed implementation plan with staff and partners/stakeholders; Ensures that each project component of the project are interlinked and comprehensively covered; Provides technical assistance and support to other team members of the project; Makes sure that project activities are performed inline with the work plan; Participates in project activity and budget planning; Lead project implementation, Monitoring, Follow up and Evaluation at district level; Ensures that summary of community meetings, seminars or workshops facilitated and/or attended by project staff is well documented and shared with others; Together with the project manager, compiles monthly, quarterly, midterm and annual reports for government, Donors and other partners; Together with the Project Manager, Properly document the achievements and lessons of the porject activities and share with concerned stakeholders; Inclose consulatation with the project manager, liaises with relevant goverment institutions, counterparts, NGO and CBO partners with the objective of effective implementation of the project activities; Establishes an effective working relationship with government, non-governmental and community based organizations; Work cordially with local partners, authorities and leaders in reaching the beneficiaries; Keeps herself/himself updated about recent developments in assigned technical areas and related issues; Facilitates trainings, workshops, etc that are related to needs of target beneficiaries and govenment line departments Job Requirements University Degree in Animal Science and Producation, Veterinary Medicine or Development and related fields At least 5 years of professional experience and NGO experience will be an asset Knowledge and Experience of working with pastoral communities of Afar and Seaking local languages (Afar) will be an added advantage Lanaguage proficiency in written and spoken English; Computer litracy in MS-Word, Excel; Interpersonl Communication and report writing skills; Place of Work: Aysaita, Chifra, Mile, Dubti and Megale Weredas Donor: UN OCHA Monthly Salary: As per VSF Germany Salary Scale No. Of Positions: Five (5) Length of Contract: Nine (9) Months