Senior Area Manager (Live Stock)

Job Description

Title: Senior Area Manager (Live Stock)

Company Name: SAJIDA FOUNDATION

Vacancy: 01

Age: 30 to 40 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Tk. 70000 - 80000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 6 to 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Veterinary Science, Animal Husbandry
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Master of Science (MSc) in Veterinary Science

• 6 to 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age 30 to 40 years

• 6-8 years’ overall experience in the development sector, spanning agriculture, livestock, livelihoods and programme development.

• Of that, a minimum of three years in a supervisory or technical leadership role with direct responsibility for field staff.

• Demonstrated experience of field-level technical service delivery to smallholder farmers, ideally within a microfinance, agricultural extension or rural development setting.

• In-depth knowledge of common livestock diseases, including PPR, FMD and mastitis, together with vaccination schedules, deworming protocols, biosecurity practice and emergency first aid for cattle, goats and poultry.

• Working knowledge of feed formulation fundamentals, mineral supplementation, breeding cycles, the basics of artificial insemination, and neonatal care.

• In-depth knowledge of the correct usage, dosage and precautions for vaccines, antibiotics, anthelmintics and supplements, including awareness of withdrawal periods.

• Knowledge of government agricultural and livestock policies, extension systems and relevant development programmes.

Technical Leadership — Livestock and Veterinary

• Serve as the lead technical expert for livestock and veterinary services across the Agriculture Unit, providing advanced diagnosis, guidance and problem-solving support to TSS Officers and programme participants.

• Maintain thorough working knowledge of the wider agriculture portfolio, so that livestock advisory is delivered in the context of the borrower’s whole farming system rather than in isolation.

• Oversee animal health across the portfolio, including disease prevention, treatment protocols, vaccination and deworming programmes for cattle, buffalo, goats and poultry.

• Develop and refine technical standard operating procedures, protocols and best-practice guidelines for the livestock discipline, and ensure consistent application across all clusters.

• Ensure the quality of technical and veterinary services delivered to members, including disease prevention, treatment protocols and productivity support.

• Coordinate with the Senior Area Manager – Fisheries and the Senior Area Manager – Agriculture where borrower needs span more than one discipline.

Field Service Delivery and Escalation

• Conduct regular field visits, farm and livestock assessments and branch monitoring across the assigned cluster.

• Receive and resolve complex or escalated technical cases referred by Technical Specialists/TSS Officers, and ensure proper monitoring, reporting and quality assurance.

• Ensure compliance with organisational and technical standard operating procedures across all branches in the cluster.

• Train smallholder farmers and micro-enterprises on good agricultural practice and climate-resilient technologies.

Team Supervision and Capacity Building

• Supervise, mentor and build the capacity of the Senior TSS Officer and TSS Officers assigned to the cluster, across assigned programme interventions.

• Build practical livestock and veterinary capability within TSS Officers in order to meet programme.

• Develop training module and deliver practical training and orientation for programme participants and Microfinance field staff on basic livestock health and husbandry indicators.

• Support the recruitment, induction, training and performance evaluation of TSS Officers within the cluster.

Planning, Targets and Reporting

• Lead planning, monitoring and quality assurance for livestock activities under the Agriculture Unit and related bilateral projects.

• Set and monitor cluster-level targets for livestock services, member coverage and programme key performance indicators, and ensure timely and accurate reporting against them.

• Analyse field data and prepare technical reports, recommendations and periodic performance reports for management.

• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly and annual performance reports to the Portfolio Lead.

• Manage the cluster-level livestock budget, coordinate procurement and allocate resources within approved limits.

• Identify technical challenges, implementation gaps and emerging risks, and recommend practical solutions to improve programme quality and effectiveness.

Partnerships and External Coordination

• Coordinate with the Department of Livestock Services, local government and other stakeholders on partnerships and technical alignment.

• Connect dairy and livestock producers with veterinary services, feed suppliers and processing markets.

• Support the Agri-Insurance team on livestock-related insurance product design, enrolment and claims verification.

• Provide technical input on livestock and poultry input packages developed under corporate partnerships, including feed, animal health products and housing, and validate their suitability for SAJIDA’s borrower profile.

• Organise and coordinate issue-based workshops and seminars, and represent the Agriculture Unit in technical forums, training sessions and stakeholder meetings.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with programme participants, community representatives, government extension services, private-sector actors and other programme stakeholders.

Programme Integrity

• Ensure that no technical support service, input package or partner-linked activity is delivered in any branch designated as a research control area. The programme’s comparative research design depends on this boundary being maintained without exception.

• Verify that borrower and activity records maintained by TSS Officers are accurate and correctly classified in the management information system, and escalate discrepancies between field observation and system records.

 Mobility

• Travel extensively within the assigned cluster and, where required, support other locations across Bangladesh.

• Support the implementation of other agriculture projects in the working areas as required.

• Provident fund,Gratuity,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays,Performance bonus
• Festival Bonus: 2

Loan Facilities