Gender & Animal Production Specialist
Job Title |
Gender and Animal Production Specialist |
Project |
Volunteers for Healthy Animals and Healthy Communities (V4H2) |
Country |
Ghana |
Partner Organization |
SEND-GHANA |
Placement Location |
Volunteer will be based in Salaga, but with travel time outside of Salaga to 7 other districts (Kpandai, Chamba, Tatale, Zabzugu |
Duration |
3 months |
Start Date |
May 2018 (or as soon as possible) |
Pre-Departure Training Dates |
VWB covers the full cost of a 5-day pre-departure training session, available once a month. |
Eligibility Requirements |
Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only |
Language Requirements |
Essential: Desirable: Volunteer will need to work with local language translator when working with community volunteers in the project communities |
Academic Qualifications |
Essential:
Desirable:
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Professional Background/Skills |
Essential:
Desirable:
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Placement Goal and Objectives (Preliminary) |
Overall Goal: To empower women and girls in the GMF with knowledge and skills to use livestock to improve family nutrition security and boost income levels Objectives:
All volunteers are expected to promote gender equality, environmental sustainability and good governance within their placement responsibilities. |
Volunteer Terms and Conditions |
VWB covers the majority of the costs of being an overseas volunteer, including:
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Fundraising |
VWB expects each volunteer to raise $1,500 prior to departure with a goal of $2,000 towards the overall project costs. In addition, VWB/VSF offers an award for the top volunteer fundraiser of the year. |
How to Apply |
If interested, please send your resume and a covering letter which clearly indicate the position you are applying for, and how your qualifications meet the requirements of this posting. Resume and cover letters can be sent to: Allyson Fradella at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you need more information, please contact Volunteer Program Manager Kristen Rodrigues at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
About Veterinarians Without Borders |
For about ten years, Veterinarians without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontières (VWB/VSF-Canada) has been sending Canadian Veterinarians and Vet students to poor communities around the world to help increase the knowledge and skills of small-scale farmers to keep their cows, chickens, goats, pigs, guinea fowl and other livestock healthy, well-fed and housed securely. VWB/VSF-Canada works for, and with, communities in need to foster the health of animals, people and the environment that sustain us. VWB/VSF-Canada works nationally and internationally to improve animal health knowledge, livelihoods development and public health. |
About the Project: Volunteers for Healthy Animals and Healthy Communities (V4H2) |
Volunteers for Healthy Animals and Healthy Communities (V4H2) project is a five-year program funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) through the Volunteer-Cooperation Program (VCP). For five years (from 2015 to 2020), Over 100 Canadian volunteers will work with local organizations and community partners in six developing countries to help create integrated animal health systems that will help to strengthen the livelihoods and household nutrition of livestock small-scale farmers.
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