Terms of
Reference: Micro‐Finance
Trainer, Lakes State
(Short Term
‐ National Position)
VSF Germany
is an international Non Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid
and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas
where livestock is of importance.
VSF Germany
is undertaking a one year livestock intervention in 5 counties of Lakes State
under the Water for Lakes Programme which is implemented by Euroconsult Mott
MacDonald through a funding to the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) by the
Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
While the Water for Lakes Programme aims to stimulate economic development by: unlocking the potential of integrated development and management of land and water resources for production in agriculture, livestock and fisheries and; improving community health conditions.
VSF Germany seeks the services of a qualified, experienced and competent micro‐finance specialist to support effective delivery of the related component of the project.
Key
responsibility of the position: Develop and
facilitate implementation of successful and sustainable micro‐finance services
among pastoralist communities in Lakes State to enable them surmount
constraints of access to quality animal health services.
Terms of
engagement: This is a
short term position spanning 3 months and commencing as soon as the selection
team finds a suitable and available candidate.
Only South
Sudan nationals to apply
Desired
competencies: The
prospective candidate will hold at least a diploma level education complemented
by hands‐on experience that together cover the complete scope of the
following competencies.
1. Pastoral
production systems;
2. Livestock
value chain;
3. Micro‐finance systems;
4. South Sudan
context and environment;
5. Effective
communication through writing and presentation.
Application requirements: Prospective
candidates are requested to submit their Curriculum Vitae or resume; and a
structured proposal detailing approaches, techniques and methodologies they
plan to employ to enable them deliver on the key responsibility.
The deadline for submission of applications is 31st March 2016.
Applications
will be reviewed as they are received.
Applications should be sent to the following Email addresses: admin_hr@vsfg.org and juba@vsfg.org indicating on the subject line “Micro‐Finance Lakes”.
Only short‐listed candidates
will be contacted for interviews.
