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| Community Mobilizer | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Badakhshan, Badghis, Balkh, Bamian, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Samangan, Takhar, |
| Categories | Agriculture, Veterinary Services, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-12-24 | Close Date | 2022-12-31 |
| Vacancy No | DCA/22/257 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 32 |
| Education | DVM, BSC in Animal Science, Extension or similar fields | Experience | At least 4 Years in similar field with non-profit organization |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per the organization salary scale |
About Company
About Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA): DCA Background DCA has been present in Afghanistan since 1988, focusing its interventions to herders and pastoralists communities’ resilience and enabling them to achieve long-term, inclusive and equitable development. DCA is currently implementing several livestock development and humanitarian program in 15 Provinces of Afghanistan. In 2021, we were able to benefit more than 586,000 vulnerable Afghans in building their resilience. DCA’s mission is to reduce poverty and increase food security for the people of Afghanistan by protecting the livelihoods assets and building resilience. Our livelihoods approach sits at the nexus of humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding, and focuses on building resilience in a conflict-setting. DCA’s community driven approach is built upon four major pillars: food security and livelihoods improvement, extension, value chain development, and institutional capacities. Together, these four fields of activity constitute a powerful mix to drive our mission. Gender equality and one health (the interface between human, animal and environmental health stressing on new pandemics and epidemics such as COV-19) will continue to be our fundamental guiding principles. Project background: Agriculture and livestock activities directly impact 80% of the rural population and are the main driver of transformation and inclusive growth. However, feed shortage, limited animal health services and market failures have increased the price of imported livestock inputs over 50%, while livestock products including meat decreased by 20%. Hence, the key challenges remain three-fold: (i) in areas of high poverty, existing resilience measure require strengthening and the introduction of diversified coping mechanisms for safeguarding livelihoods; (ii) where commercial activity is viable in stimulating private sector development to create employment and generate income through diversified fragmented value chains and skills development; and (iii) to develop interventions that are inclusive and empower women, rural youth, minorities and the less-able in an environmentally sensitive manner. Based on the above, the overall objective of the project is to safeguard livelihoods and diversification of food intake by promoting opportunities for private sector development and enhance existing resilience mechanism of rural communities through livestock-focused innovations. The main objectives under this are (i) rural employment and income being safeguarded for local populations; and (ii) improved food security and food production practices. These will be aimed at transitioning rural communities from receiving humanitarian assistance towards self-sufficiency through private sector development for community-based employment and income-generating opportunities as well as economic activities and opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with a focus on female-headed MSMEs. The approach also includes the cross-cutting issues of Gender equality and One Health Project Outcomes: Outcome One: Employment and income generation safeguarded for the rural population in the target provinces: Safeguarding economic activities for community-based employment, income generation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Outcome Two: Livelihoods opportunities enhanced and food intake diversified: Enhance food security and enable sustainable food diversification, value addition in an environmentally inclusive manner.
Job Description
General Position Summary:
Community Mobilizer will work closely with farmers groups, enhance their capacity to identify extension and agriculture development issues, develop plans and retain sustainable income resources.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct extension activity for settled and pastoralist herders in targeted provinces.
- Carry out field assessments such as baseline survey, need assessment, project progress. etc.
- Selection of beneficiaries and new trainees according to DCA and Project Criteria
- Community Mobilizer should create linkage between herders and VFUs, Stop- Shops, Milk Collection Centers, Dairy Processing Plants and Markets
- Provision of input and basic assistance for herders.
- Community Mobilizer should train beneficiaries about the emeerging and re-emerging diseases of livestock, poultry and husbandry practices
- Community Mobilizer should provide technical advises to beneficiaries, that under lamb fattening activities.
- Convey extension packages to Male and female extension groups and VFUs.
- Conduct farmers field day in the provinces as required
- Represent DCA in targeted community whenever needed.
- Conduct all other works which are being assigned by Field Facilitator or Regional Hub Coordinator
- Update Field Facilitator of any events or progress
- Regularly updating Field Facilitator about progress field activities
Carry out tasks assigned by Field Facilitator and Regional Hub Coordinator.
Job Requirement
- DVM, BSC in Animal Science, Extension or similar fields
- Work experiences with animal health, production and extension related practices with non-profit organizations.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to deal with community.
- Excellent verbal/written knowledge of Pashto and Dari.
- Knowledge of PRA tools
- Acceptable knowledge of English.
- Computer literacy in MS Office packages and spreadsheets will be an asset
- Should be able to travel within the targeted provinces.
Submission Guideline
To apply for this vacancy, please use the following link, and fill out the application form.