One Health Advisor at Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Agency for International Cooperation) is an international enterprise owned by the German Federal government, operating in many fields across more than 130 countries.

On behalf of the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and amid challenges such as pastoral mobility issues, resource access conflicts, animal and zoonotic diseases, land degradation, encroachment into protected areas, and infrastructure deficits in livestock production and distribution, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the Regional Project to Support the Pastoral Economy in the Transboundary Territories of Lake Chad Region (PRADEP-LT-PETRA) in Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: One Health Advisor

Vacancy No: 020
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Organization: GIZ Nigeria, PRADEP-LT-PETRA programme

Responsibilities

• The Advisor is responsible for managing the workstream of the one-health approach within the project, focusing on the capacity development of government agencies, professional associations, cooperative societies, pastoralists, livestock traders, and NGOs to improve human and animal well-being and prevent diseases.

Responsibilities
Advising and Capacity Development
The Advisor:

• Identifies and implements activities to protect pastoralist households and herds of domestic ruminants from cross-border animal and zoonotic diseases.
• Provides support and advice for the development of a one-health approach, engaging relevant sectors and disciplines, including animal health, environment, and public health.
• Develops capacity-building initiatives in animal production, animal health, and the healthy management of livestock mobility.
• Supports internal processes, such as preparing concept papers, evaluating the development of strategies, monitoring results, and reviewing progress reports.
• Helps define objectives, priorities, and develop operational plans.
• Conducts research and provides technical inputs on political/economic issues beneficial to the program.
• Identifies the capacity needs of government and LGA officials and recommends capacity-building measures.
• Organizes capacity-building activities for government and local government officials.
• Coordinates field activities and ensures their effective and timely implementation.
• Conducts regular field visits to targeted LGAs, ensuring the strategic direction is maintained and that all expected results are achieved.

Networking and Cooperation
The Advisor:

• Supports cooperation, regular contact, and dialogue with partners, and collaborates with local communities, relevant organizations, non-governmental agencies, and individuals in the project environment, as well as with other projects, to improve and maintain good working relationships.
• Communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these, and encourages the sharing of ideas and information for the benefit of the project.
• Ensures the exchange of information between program staff, partners, and other institutions.

Knowledge Management
The Advisor:

• Ensures knowledge transfer, develops strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals, and prepares reports and presentation documents.
• Prepares appropriate input for various project reports, including annual reports, and contributes to other reports required by the line manager.
• Ensures knowledge transfer to other program units and to GIZ's internal knowledge management, e.g., by collecting good practices and documenting lessons learned, as well as revising fact sheets and communication materials.
• Provides support for regular report writing and editing.

Coordination Tasks
The Advisor:

• Assists with general project planning and develops project concepts, including the preparation, organization, and moderation of planning exercises, as well as their implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Master's in Veterinary Sciences, Public Health, Environmental Sciences, Animal Science, or a related discipline.

Professional Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the international development sector.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in one or more of the following fields: One Health, Animal Health, Public Health, Emerging Infectious Diseases, or Zoonoses.
• Experience in humanitarian interventions is an advantage.
• Experience in training, capacity building, and/or community-based approaches will be highly valued.

Knowledge and Additional Competencies:

• Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g., MS Office).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate remotely with distant teams and partners.
• Ability to generate engagement with other stakeholders and partners.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Well-planned and organized, even within a complex working environment.
• Fluent written and oral knowledge of the English language.
• Knowledge of Hausa and other relevant local languages spoken in the northeast of Nigeria would be an added advantage.

Salary
According to GIZ salary scale for Band 4.

Application Closing Date
3rd March, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Please include vacancy no. 020 in the email subject.
• GIZ is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates, regardless of disability, age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion, are encouraged to apply.
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.