CIAT is participating in a Chemonics-led USAID funded project on reforestation in Northern Haiti with a strong watershed management focus. The project aims to increase forest and perennial tree cover, with a view to restore and improve environmental services, food security and resilience. An important project element is forest-friendly animal husbandry, to ensure successful tree planting and growth and increase resilience of farmer households to economical and natural shocks. To coordinate this subcomponent, we are seeking an animal production specialist to improve animal husbandry.

Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Project Resilience Specialist and the technical guidance and leadership of CIAT Animal Production Specialist, the animal production coordinator will have to:
• Train and support farmers to improve animal husbandry with emphasis on goats, pigs and cattle, including breeding, animal nutrition, health and profitability as an alternative source of income to alleviate undue pressure on tree resources
• Help communities address conflicts between free roaming animals practice and gardening or reforestation activities
• Promote and train farmers on the integration of forage-based technologies in crop/tree/livestock systems from a watershed perspective, including cut-and carry systems for hillsides and the use of resilient multi-purpose forages for animal feed, soil improvement and human consumption
• Work with selected communities to develop participatory grazing management plans
• Develop training materials for forest-friendly livestock value chains
• Facilitate farmers’ production of forage seeds (forage trees, legumes, grasses) and other planting materials for silvopastoral systems
• Assist in developing and implementing improved forest-friendly livestock value chain strategies to increase productivity at farm level and profitability of livestock related agribusinesses
• Integrate activities with colleagues (Chemonics, CIAT, other partners) to ensure effective project implementation
• Seek collaboration and integration of activities with relevant partners in the field of animal production, especially the Departmental Directions of Agriculture and Environment
• Contribute to project reports and (scientific) publications
• Represent CIAT in regional and national events
• Other duties as required for the successful implementation of the project

Education and Experience:
• Masters in animal production (or closely related field) with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in improving animal husbandry in a reforestation and forest conservation context, with emphasis on small ruminants, preferably in Haiti
• Knowledge of Haitian agricultural development and animal production sector including relevant stakeholders, especially in the north
• Experience in (livestock related) project implementation, preferably at watershed level
• Experience in participatory (training) methodologies with farmers, like Farmer Field Schools
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including technical writing and advanced language proficiency in Kreyòl, French and English
• Demonstrated capacity to work with interdisciplinary teams in a culturally diverse and inclusive work environment
• Experience in report writing, publications and developing training materials

Employee will be based in cap-Haitien

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