Veterinarian

**Requisition ID**: 18451

**Region**: Global Deployment Option

**Contract type**: Open-ended contract
What we do

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.

Role description

The ICRC defines Economic Security as the status of an individual, household or community that is able to cover its life and livelihoods obligatory expenditures in a sustainable manner, consistent with its environment, culture and customs. Within its global Economic Security approach in conflict affected countries, the ICRC implements Relief, Livelihood and Rehabilitation Programs in order to improve, restore or maintain food and economic security at household level. To achieve this objective Economic Security uses a combination of different interventions and modalities, such as cash and voucher programs, microeconomic initiatives, agricultural and livestock programs, and relief items distributions.

The veterinary programs actually conducted by the ICRC include vaccination campaigns, veterinary treatment programs, de
- (re-) stocking, fodder production / -banks, capacity building, herders' awareness training, Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) training, support to existing structures and institutions.

While few interventions have a marked relief connotation (e.g. de-stocking), most of them aim at sustainable outcomes. This should be done in compliance with ICRC's guidelines and standards.

Main responsibilities

You are the focal point for livestock related food production programs, with direct operational responsibility for the implementation of livestock programs.

You design and propose appropriate livestock interventions, integrated into the Economic Security programs, as well as conduct the post-intervention monitoring and impact evaluation of the livestock program / projects implemented by the ICRC delegation

As a representative of the ICRC, you maintain contact and negotiate with government authorities and other parties to the conflict - civilian and military - in order to carry out the work as effectively as possible. You also communicate and network with partners and other actors involved in livestock programs, notably in participating to internal/external workshops and seminars, and livestock-related forums in your country of assignment

You guide and mentor EcoSec team members on livestock issues

You promote the principles of the Red Cross and of international humanitarian law

Desired profile and skills

Degree as Veterinary Surgeon / Doctor. Advanced degree in any of the following is considered an asset: Tropical Vet Medicine/ Tropical Animal Production/Epidemiology/Sustainable Development/Public Health/ degrees linked to food security and/or the humanitarian sector
Sensitivity, knowledge and understanding of pastoralism and livestock-based livelihoods, including: Pastoralist/agro pastoralist livelihoods; Seasonal migration patterns; Low-inputs livestock production systems; Farmers and pastoralists’ dynamics (grazing agreements, conflict between nomadic livestock keepers, land tenure issues, etc.)
Good veterinary diagnostic skills
Minimum 3 years professional experience in animal health or production
Experience in emergency and/or livelihood support interventions outside the livestock programming
Professional experience in international humanitarian work and field missions abroad, especially in emergencies
Sound understanding of the project cycle, establishing appropriate (SMART) objectives and indicators is required
Good organizational, managerial, planning and reporting skills
Excellent command of French and English languages with excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Fully conversant with word processing and spreadsheet software
Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
Ready to work in difficult contexts and spend time in the field, or to manage programs without direct access to the affected population
Possessing good capacity to analyse and summarise complex situations
Excellent ability to work under pressure in a potentially dangerous environment
Strong capacity to recruit, lead, mentor and empower a small team of livestock specialists
Open-minded and adaptable, empathic and diplomatic
Readiness and capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team involving other sectors linked to the economic s