Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is seeking to fill the position of Programme Officer Livestock Development – Pastoralism and Transhumance.
ECOWAS is a 15-member regional group with a mandate of promoting economic integration in all fields of activity of the constituting countries.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and coordinate the implementation of ECOWAS policies and regulations on transhumance and pastoralism in member states
- Monitor the warning systems on conflicts arising from transhumance practices in the perspective of high-level statutory meetings
- Liaison with member states and other partners on transhumance
- Represent management in all transhumance activities
- Formulate and propose regional projects and actions to mitigate and prevent conflicts on transhumance and pastoralism to enable the directorate to mobilise international support funds
Requirements
- Bachelors’ degree in Livestock Engineering, Veterinarians, Rural Development, Agronomy, or a related field; or at least master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Rural Economy or equivalent
- Five years of professional experience in livestock development, zoo-technics, animal and veterinary sciences, territorial development
- Broad experience as a programme/project manager, project manager and programmes
- Demonstrated experience in transhumance, pastoralism, management of territorial conflicts and regulatory issues
- Good knowledge of the stakes and problems of the livestock sector in the ECOWAS area
- Skills in agricultural policy formulation, project/programme formulation, strategic planning or institutional and regulatory framework
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