Small Ruminant Consultant

CARE established its presence in Lebanon in 2006 and has been responding to the Syrian Crisis since late 2012. Among CARE’s key imperatives is putting people it serves first through implementing cutting edge programming in areas it operates. CARE currently carries out activities in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Akkar, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, and the Beqaa Valley. CARE implements both emergency and development projects contributing to livelihood, food security, protection, gender, shelter, and water, sanitation and hygiene. It targets the most vulnerable people and populations, both host communities and refugees. Over the course of 7 years, it has supported over than half a million beneficiaries.

In Lebanon, CARE’s program strategy for the upcoming years will focus on strengthening and expanding its emergency response and capacity to provide basic assistance services while pursuing development projects in areas of food security and livelihood support, gender and protection. CARE intends to maintain its presence in all areas of Lebanon.

CARE Lebanon has scaled up rapidly over the past few years and today it has about 90 staff members, with more than 15 different local/international partner organizations. 90% of the team is composed of national staff, with a symbolic number of international members.

Objectives:

CARE International in Lebanon (CIL) is seeking a consultant to:

Responsibility #1: Technical Support

•    Provide technical assistance to projects’ staff to assist in upgrading activities based on Small ruminants’ value chain requirements.

•    Design, implement, and oversee relevant capacity building to technical staff

•    Work closely with the Agricultural Specialist to make sure deliverables are in line with project’s goals and adapted to the context.

Responsibility #2: Technical guide development

•    The creation of a field guide to small ruminants’ affections and diseases

•    Small Ruminants’ didactic material technical content compilation (nutrition and grazing management, breeding, diseases, farm management, lactation, fattening, herd management and improvement, etc.) and guidelines development

Responsibility #3: Reporting & Information sharing

•    Draft narrative and quantitative reports as per CARE internal requirements and donor requirements.

•    Contribute to expositions organized under the auspices of CIL.

Deliverables & Timeline:

1- Creation of a field guide to small ruminants’ affections and diseases

Timeline: 19/11/2021 - 31/12/2021 - 1000 USD

2- Small Ruminants’ didactic material technical content compilation

Timeline: 19/11/2021 - 31/12/2021 - 1000 USD

3- Trainer's Guidelines Development

Timeline: 19/11/2021 - 31/12/2021 -2000 USD

4- Technical Support, reporting & Information sharing 

Timeline: 19/11/2021 - 31/12/2021 Included in the above 

The payment will be issued on deliverables after receiving the good received note from the Line Manager regardless the number of days worked. Noting that the consultant is required to respond to any request for modification or additional information for a period of 2 months after the finalization of the deliverables (sending the first draft).

Consultant Profile

• At least   1-3  years of relevant experience, especially at NGOs, academic organizations, standard-setting bodies, public agencies focused on Small Ruminants Value Chain.
• Degree and proven field experience in one or several of the following areas: Veterinary sciences

Competencies

• Extensive experience using Microsoft office apps especially PowerPoint and Word.
• Extensive experience interacting with and relating to gender professionals and international stakeholders at senior level.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong internal relationships and networks.
• Motivated self-starter who enjoys working in a collaborative and international environment