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Poultry and Value Chain Analyst

Food and Agriculture Organization

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Under the overall supervision of the Senior Animal Health Officer/ ECTAD Global Programme Coordinator (NSAH), the functional and administrative supervision of the FAO Representative in Mozambique and the direct supervision of the ECTAD Country Team Leader in Mozambique, and technical backstopping of the ECTAD regional team for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), the Poultry Value Chain Analyst will support the  mapping of the poultry industry in Mozambique, including a socio-economic assessment of the impact of  the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the poultry value chain  of the country. This responsibility shall be discharged in close collaboration with the Veterinary Services (VS), Directorate of Livestock Development (DNDP) in the Ministry of Agriculture and rural development (MADER), Professional veterinary and poultry producer associations.
Tasks and responsibilities

The Poultry Value Chain Analyst will undertake the following tasks:

Conduct a situation analysis and a preliminary risk analysis.
 This shall involve:

  • Identify people, groups, and organizations in the poultry value chain.
  • Geographical mapping of trade routes (local and international) to markets of poultry meat, eggs, poultry feeds, waste (used as manure) and other inputs.
  • Identify risk issues for avian influenza (AI) transmission and hotspots.
  • Provide a Poultry production, processing, and distribution system analysis.
  • Collect socio-economic data of the incentive structure for stakeholders to comply with risk reduction measures.
Particularly:
  • Formal and informal contracts between stakeholders, including the credit and financing arrangements in exchange of products and services What are their motivations for behaviour change (especially what factors might influence behavioural changes and changes to practices)?
  • Value, batch size and frequency of transactions
  • Profit margin and sales volume at different points in the chain
  • Contribution of the value chain related activity to the household income of the stakeholders
  • Regulatory mechanisms (formal and informal) – Institutions (Including the potential geographical variation in the capacity and/or regulation of institutions, e.g., district veterinary offices)
Certification / inspection / regulations:
  • Identify the microfinance institutions and other financial intermediaries that provide financing to the poultry sector.  
Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following:
Minimum Requirements:    
  • Advanced university degree in Veterinary Medicine, agricultural economics, business administration, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in agribusiness, value chain analysis, and development.
  • Working knowledge of English and Portuguese.
  • National of Mozambique or resident in the country with a valid work permit.
Technical/Functional Skills:
  • Evidence of training in both the general semi-structured interview and other participatory methods, and in the integration of risk analysis with value chain study and analysis is desirable.
  • Relevant experience in executing similar studies in the poultry sector, including knowledge of the Mozambican poultry industry is also desirable.
  • The candidate must have knowledge conducting surveys, data analysis, and report writing.
  • Professional experience in veterinary epidemiology, including production of disease hotspot maps. 
  • Experience in conducting value chain analysis in a Southern Africa context.
  • Experience with risk analysis in poultry production systems.
  • Demonstrated evidence of skills in socio economic assessments.
  • Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, and good interpersonal skills.
  • Good computer skills as well as ability to use epidemiological tools.

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2400042

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