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Under the overall supervision of FAO Representative in Pakistan, Assistant FAO Representative – Programme and Head of Province, the incumbent will report to the Senior Programme Officer. Within the framework of a programmatic approach, the incumbent will be part of a technical team, and the role will involve close collaboration with various sectoral specialists, and project team both at the province and districts. The incumbent is expected to closely collaborate with the implementing partners for the FFS community outreach and relevant technical departments of Government of Balochistan both at province and district level to ensure alignment of interventions
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Tasks and responsibilities
• Provide specialized technical assistance in the implementation of the integrated project activities and supervision/monitoring of project activities on climate smart livestock production technologies and practices; genetic improvement; disease management; improving feed resources for the small ruminants; rangeland management; enhancing value addition and processing
• In collaboration with the rest of the project team, develop a comprehensive gender-sensitive activity plan for empowering livestock farmers including youth and women in the project area through Farmer Field Schools (FFS) to be established and implemented through local organisations
• Provide technical support in planning and implementation of the mass vaccination campaigns, and all other animal health related interventions in coordination with the Livestock and Dairy Development Department (LDDD)
• Liaise with the government counterparts to articulate needs, develop comprehensive activity and procurement plans, and draft technical specifications for the procurement of livestock inputs to be procured
• Provide technical inputs in the design and implementation of training need assessments, developing simple and well-illustrated appropriate information, extension and communication (IEC) materials and facilitating training programmes in the cluster
• Liaise with the rest of the project team to ensure that the unique capacity needs of livestock farmers are well integrated into the holistic community outreach through Farmer Field Schools
• Support the Service Providers for the community outreach and project team to articulate relevant technical content to be included in the practical FFS learning programme
• Contribute to/edit reports, manuals, guidelines, other specialized publications as they relate to animal production, protection, good farming/livestock practices, producer’s organizations
• Provide routine technical backstopping to the Project district teams and Service Providers and quality assurance of interventions being implemented through the Farmer Field Schools to enhance knowledge and skills of livestock farmers in climate smart livestock production technologies and practices
• In collaboration with the Provincial project team, support the district teams in the oversight and quality assurance in the implementation of Letter of Agreements with different Service Providers
• Keep close track and completeness of all targets, identifying strategic linkages for sustainability completeness
• Facilitate production and collating of work plans and progress reports (monthly, quarterly, and final) on the community outreach, case studies, and success stories
• Perform other related duties, as assigned by the supervisor.
Technical/Functional Skills
• Practical knowledge of livestock management especially small ruminants and poultry & Community organization skills.
• Proficient in basic computer skills including MS Office.
• Good interpersonal & communication skills.
• Strong analysis, report writing, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment and rural communities.
• Familiarity with UN systems and procedures regarding code of conduct and resource use.
