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*Livestock Specialist*

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*Job Description*
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States of America. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard of race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. Registered in Zimbabwe under the PVO Act, certificate number 6/2002, CRS has been supporting program activities in Zimbabwe since 1989 and has long-standing relationships with Church and non-Church partners and communities throughout the country. Zimbabwe program implements projects through 14 partner organizations in 30 districts in the areas of health, OVC, education, food security and agricultural livelihoods, and peacebuilding.

The successful candidate will provide technical support to all livestock related activities and provide technical leadership to the CP and manage activities aimed at improving communities’ resilience to shocks and stresses (disasters/hazards) without resorting to unsustainable practices that cannot be maintained beyond the life of the funding.

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*Duties and Responsibilities*

Leading evidence collection for best and promising approaches and identifying opportunities for growing the livestock portfolio for the CP.
Leading activities that can improve people’s livelihoods and strengthen their ability to withstand crises in emergency situations or where recovery is required.
Promoting more resilient livestock interventions to increase people’s autonomy, enabling them to generate income that meets their basic needs, even in times of crisis.
Leading or conceptualizing climate initiatives related to livestock interventions, such as rangelands restoration among other emerging initiatives.
Promoting climate smart fodder production and animal husbandry technologies.
Leading interventions where smallholder farmers and their communities adopt improved practices to restore and protect grazing land, soils and water for viable livestock interventions and future generations.
Ensuring that smallholder livestock farmers access information, training, services, and opportunities that increase livestock productivity, income & assets.
Engaging and strengthening partnerships relevant to livestock interventions, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
Working with the livelihoods team to design and implement interventions appropriate to Zimbabwe in both agricultural and agro pastoral systems and those which look at improving opportunities and decision making within households’ overuse of resources.
Working with the livelihood team to design and implement interventions which address systemic constraints in the livestock value chain which include but not limited to access to finance, skills and technology.
Oversee livestock private sector engagement activities.
*Qualifications and Experience*

A Bachelor’s degree in Animal/ Veterinary Science, Livestock Development, Rangeland Management or any relevant field.
A Master’s Degree in Animal/ Veterinary Sciences or any relevant field will be a plus.
A minimum of 5 years of work experience in project management, ideally in the field of agriculture and for an NGO.
Demonstrable experience in managing livestock initiatives, designing and implementing programs in Zimbabwe.
Demonstrable solid understanding of feed formulation, small livestock breeding, herd improvement, and similar themes.
Technical skills and experience in the areas of agriculture (climate change adaptation and mitigation, crop science, among others) agribusiness and/or economic growth.
Experience in using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
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*How to Apply*
Those who meet the above criteria are invited to submit their applications together with a cover letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae that includes names and email addresses of three traceable references. Applications should be clearly marked with the position applied for, i.e., “Livestock Specialist” in the email subject line.

Please submit your applications to The Country Representative at the following email address: Zimbabwe.crs@crs.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

CRS does not charge application fees or processing fees to potential applicants or any fee throughout the recruitment process.

Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. CRS carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

By applying for this job, the candidate understands and acknowledges that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect. Further, s/he understands that if successful, s/he will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate the candidate’s behaviors related to safeguarding-related topics.

Deadline: 06 March 2023

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