Catholic Diocese of Lodwar Veterinary Officer and Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Jobs in Kenya

Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in pursuit of its vision; “ A family of Christians deeply committed to a holistic transformation in Jesus Christ who wants all to have life to the full”, has been a strong partner with Trocaire an Irish NGO for over 15 years and together have implemented a number of humanitarian, emergency and recovery programmes, as well as justice and peace in Turkana. 

Diocese of Lodwar(DOL) – ASAL Resilient Programme (ARP) Loima Project is a DFID Trocaire funded project for three years, an intervention focusing on building livelihoods’ resilience among pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in Kalemunyang and Turkwell in Turkwell Division and Lokiriama, Lorengippi and Namoruputh in Loima Division (Loima District). 

Diocese of Lodwar seeks applications from qualified persons to fill the following positions:-

Job Title: Veterinary Officer

Lodwar based with travel throughout Turkana County.
 

The Role Purpose: Reporting to Project Coordinator, the successful candidate will lead the livestock health component of the project. This will include the coordination and overall supervision of disease surveillance, vaccinations, operation of mobile health teams and agro-vet units.

Qualifications

• BSc in Veterinary or its equivalent.
• Must be registered with Kenya Veterinary Board. 
• Fluent written and spoken English, Kiswahili and knowledge of Ng’aturkana would be an added advantage. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Dynamic and willing to take initiative.

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Lodwar based with travel throughout Turkana County.

The Role Purpose: Reporting to the Project Coordinator, the successful candidate will be Monitoring and evaluating project activities for measurement of results and appropriate reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Project Management and Development Studies. 
• At least 2 years relevant professional M&E experience and experience of working closely and in participation with local communities in the development and implementation of M&E systems. 
• Understanding of donor expectations and trends for M&E. Experience producing timely, detailed, accurate and informative reports to meet organisational and donor requirements. 
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods. 
• Participate actively in team and programme meetings.

Interested candidates meeting the above qualifications are required to submit a covering letter quoting Job title and Project Title with their updated Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates, testimonials and email address/contacts of three referees and day time telephone. 

Address the Application to: 

Human Resource Officer, Diocese of Lodwar, 

P.O. Box 101 – 30500, Lodwar 

Or Email: recruitment@dol.or.ke. 

The application should reach Diocese of Lodwar Office on or before 11th December, 2014. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.