The objectives of the assignment are:

•  To develop a customized herd health management program.
•  To provide customized training to Dairy Farm Assistants (DFAs), staff, and farmers on implementing the herd health management program.
•  To develop a final report with recommendations for improved herd health management as well as additional training and support needed for the cooperative.

F2F Programmatic Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP) Requirements:

Type 2 (the assignment may address some pesticide issues, but it is not a main focus)

•  The volunteer shall review the F2F Environmental Brochure and the F2F Programmatic Pesticide Evaluation Report-Safe Use Action Plan (PERSUAP) and shall comply with requirements described in Section 4 of the SUAP when providing "assistance for the procurement or use" of pesticides. The volunteer is not expected to provide recommendations for specific pesticide active ingredients or products, but rather to provide advice, if necessary, on safe use of pesticides, and to discourage poor practices in pesticide use, transport, mixing, storage, application, and disposal.
•  The volunteer shall review the guidance in attachments B, C, F, and H of the PERSUAP and the information in the pesticide questionnaire that each country F2F Program submitted during preparation of this PERSUAP, and shall be prepared to provide recommendations, based on this guidance, to recipients of F2F technical assistance.
•  The volunteer shall, at their discretion, provide recommendations to the F2F country office for additional F2F support for pesticide safe use training, IPM, or other pesticide-related topics.

The volunteer shall submit a brief report (PERSUAP End of Assignment Report Annex; format to be provided by IESC) describing: (1) Limitations and successes of the PERSUAP; (2) Recommendations for additional technical assistance and training needed to improve pest and pesticide management practices; and (3) New recommendations on IPM practices and feedback on the effectiveness of IPM practices used locally.

Tasks to be Performed: Pre-Assignment:

•  Hold calls with the F2F team and the producer organization to discuss assignment objectives and plan.
•  Review information about the cooperative.
•  Review available literature on the dairy sector in Kenya, and specific herd health management challenges faced by Kenyan farmers.
•  Develop outline and materials for training on herd health management.

Assignment:

•  Attend orientation with F2F staff in Kenya.
•  Hold introductory meetings with cooperative to finalize workplan, assignment schedule, and training overview.
•  Conduct a rapid capacity assessment through farm visits and key informant interviews to assess herd health management challenges experienced by the farmers.
•  Analyze the assessment findings and observations made and identify capacity gaps.
•  Based on assessment and findings, develop and finalize a customized herd health management program.
•  Customize and finalize a herd health management training manual and materials to align with herd health management program developed.
•  Provide customized training to Dairy Farm Assistants, staff, and farmers on implementing the herd health management program.
•  Hold debriefing with the host organization.
•  Hold debriefing with USAID.
•  Hold debriefing with the F2F team.
•  Draft and submit the final report.

End of Assignment Report and Other Deliverables Required:

•  Herd health management program
•  Herd health program training manual and materials
•  A final trip report detailing work completed throughout the assignment as well as recommendations for the host organization.
•  A PowerPoint presentation for sharing with F2F, the host, and USAID.

Expertise of Volunteer Experts Requested:

•  A master's or doctoral degree in veterinary science, animal science, dairy science, or a closely related area
•  At least 10 years of experience working with dairy cattle.
•  A good understanding of animal health and bovine behavior
•  Hands-on experience in animal health management
•  Experience working in Kenya and/or the region is a plus.
•  Strong leadership and communication skills and capacity to plan strategically and flexibly.
•  Experience delivering group training.
•  Sufficiently physically fit, with appropriate medical clearance.
•  Writing Skills: reporting requires good computer skills including, but not limited to, working, and generating reports with MS Word. Experience with PowerPoint presentations is desirable.
•  Good writing and analytical skills, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills (adult education skills), ability and desire to teach in both classroom and field settings