Deadline: 15 May, 2021
Location: Mbarara, Uganda
SNV is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of International Dairy Advisor.
SNV’s mission is to make a lasting difference in the lives of millions of people living in poverty.
Responsibilities
- Act as a technical expert for the project manager by contributing to the strategic direction of the project activities that relate to sustainable dairy intensification
- Take lead with regard to establishing and operationalising a market-driven system that ensures that local private sector can sustainably provide training, advice, services and input to dairy farming communities, and the other relevant stakeholders
- Contribute to internal and external knowledge development and liaise with development partners, research organisations to support the learning agenda and evidence-based policy influencing through compiling and sharing of lessons learnt from the models piloted under the TEA and FDN units
- Identify and propose technical process improvements to the TIDE project team
- Act on improvement areas within the local internal organisation process and give feedback related to field-based approaches that enable the utilisation and uptake of knowledge, skills and practices introduced through the E-Dairy platform, Competence Builder and Rumen8 digital tools
- Steer colleagues and coach associated partners or external stakeholders on quality within the context of assignments
- Act as a technical expert in the content area, applying process improvements in projects and coaching colleagues and associated partners professionally and operationally on quality of context within projects
Requirements
- Master’s degree or a degree in Animal Husbandry/Dairy Production, preferably with specialisation in Dairy Nutrition
- Six years, minimum, of experience in dairy husbandry, dairy extension and training, preferably in the tropics
- Experience in the dairy sector in East and Southern Africa
- Knowledge and experience as regards dairy feeding, breeding, young stock management, disease control, housing and cow comforts, pasture management, forage production and preservation, milking and hygiene, farm mechanisation, manure and energy management, biosecurity, etc
- Knowledge and experience of/with farm recording tools, such as for herd management, farm economics and online dairy information platforms
- Specific expert knowledge of forage production, preservation, dairy nutrition, ration balancing, climate-smart agriculture and sustainable livestock production systems
- Experience with knowledge transfer (farmer extension, training, ToTs), ability to develop training and instructional materials
- Ability and expertise in carrying out dairy-related technical assessments and evaluation, feasibility studies, strategy and policy papers falling under TEA and FDN agenda
- Experience in managing partner relations with NGOs, government departments, research and knowledge institutes, industry associations, and private sector market actors
- Ability/experience in guiding and coaching local dairy advisors and extension workers with the knowledge, skills, and product development
- Work experience in a multi-disciplinary and cultural team
- Good oral and written communication skills in English
- Good computer and software application skills
To apply and for more information, click here.
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