Assistant Technical Advisor: VSF-Belgium , Juba Sudan

VSF-Belgium is an NGO working with disadvantaged communities to increase their standard of living and improve food security through improved animal health and animal production. In East Africa, our programmes focus on community based animal health services, training centers for mid-level animal health workers and sustainable natural resource utilisation.
Position Title: Assistant Technical Advisor
Project: Livestock Epidemio-Surveillance Southern Sub- ProjectDuty station: Juba, SudanDuration: 1 Year renewableDeadline for Application: 12th May 2010Availability: June 2010

 The Assistant Technical Advisor will assist in day to day activities and standing in for the Technical Advisor during his/her absence and coordinate the implementation of the LESP Project in Juba, Southern Sudan. This will involve provision of both technical and strategic leadership; ensuring efficient project development and management; ensuring that systems and procedures are in line with VSFB policies, VSFB strategy, donor and legal requirements.
The Assistant Technical Advisor reports to the Technical Advisor, Southern Sudan

Context
VSF B is looking to recruit a highly motivated individual that is capable of managing a multi disciplinary team and delivering timely project outputs.
Main Responsibilities
1. Assist the Technical Advisor in :-

• Budgeting and reporting on the utilization of LESP funds with inputs in line with EC procedures.
• Preparation of annual work plans, budgets and reports.
• Support in policy formulation within MARF with special focus on integration of community animal health workers into the livestock disease surveillance system.
• Support the timely submission of necessary reports and other documents to the donor in line with EC procedures.
• The day to day implementation of project activities by MARF.
• Supporting MARF in the formulation of policies and strategies to support effective veterinary service delivery.
• The planning of LESP forum and project meetings as well as office administration.
• Identification of short-term consultants
• Supporting MARF in developing and establishing the Epidemio-surveillance system for Southern Sudan
• Coordination with livestock stakeholders and other related livestock projects being implemented in South Sudan and state level.
• Improvement of veterinary diagnostic capacity for Southern Sudan

2. Actively supporting MARF by integrating the technical Assistance within MARF to define its policy with special focus on:

• Effective veterinary service delivery, improving the links between the MARF headquarters and state veterinary units.
• Integration of community animal health workers into the livestock disease surveillance system in order to secure a constant veterinary presence on the field.
• Planning and establishment of the animal disease surveillance system, in line with the results of the current mission on the assessment and prioritization of important animal diseases.

Essential or Minimum Requirements
Education

• Qualification in Development studies with post graduate degree or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

• At least 10 years experience at management level.
• Excellent managerial and coordination skills
• Working experience with international agencies with good programme management skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Working experience in Sudan desirable.

Skills and competence

• Financial and budgeting, formulation and tracking
• Leaderships and facilitation
• Vulnerability and stakeholder analysis
• Training
• Manage and motivate a (multicultural) team
• Organizational, planning and coordination
• Communication, reporting and presentation,
• Ability to prepare and present technical material to audiences at all levels
• Computer & IT

Attitudes

• Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of VSF – B
• Display intercultural sensitivity
• Respect in dealing with others
• Willingness to travel and work in remote field locations
• Team player
• Self Motivated and positive outlook
• Conflict sensitivity

Please send your application letter, CV and list of 3 references by e-mail (reference “LESP Project”) before 12/05/2010 to recruitment@vsfb.or.ke
This vacancy is open to male and female candidates of Sudan nationality. Applications from qualified women candidates are encouraged. Only short listed candidates will be con
 For more information: www.vsf-belgium.org