Livestock Specialist | CARE, Laos

Vets Without Borders is looking for a Livestock Specialist volunteer to work with CARE International in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

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Our Commitment 

Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontière is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our team.

We are committed to inclusive and equitable employment practices and strive to create a workplace that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion. VWB/VSF Canada welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, including members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

Please let us know if you require an accommodation and we will work with you to ensure an equitable hiring process. Thank you for your interest in VWB/VSF Canada.
 
 

Overall Goal

The primary purpose of the Livestock Specialist volunteer is to facilitate the increase in income for ethnic indigenous women and strengthen their technical capacity through improved livestock and value chain practices.

Objectives

• Support livestock activities including technical capacity building and improving/setting up the community vaccination system.
• Support with the income generation activities and promote the green techniques.
• Organise and lead the technical training to project staff, government partners, and farmers to improve livestock practices.
• Provide guidance to the farmers with the marketing plan and market access.
• Review and assess the project activities implemented together with the project staff and provide the relevant advice accordingly.
• Support the rollout of climate change strategy and relevant policies.

All volunteers are expected to promote gender equality, environmental sustainability and good governance within their placement responsibilities.

Skills

Essential

• 5 - 8 years of working experience in livestock cultivation (especially large animals and vaccination systems) and livelihood security in the development sector.
• Strong background in community development and income generation.
• Excellent experience and knowledge of value chain in agriculture production.
• Background in designing high quality, participatory training courses to different level of participants.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage workflows independently and balance competing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, sound judgment, planning, problem solving and team building skills.
• Ability to work as a team member and contribute to group objectives and works effectively in a group setting.
• Experience of working with different stakeholders/partners including the donors, government, and international development partners.
• Effective cross-cultural communication skills;

Desirable

• Understanding of the community context in Lao PDR. Previous international work/volunteer experience in Laos or other developing countries.
• Good understanding of climate change adaptation and resilience in the livelihood context.
• Experience in participating/supporting assessment and using the analysis to better inform and improve interventions, key messages, M&E frameworks, communications and advocacy strategies.