ACDI/VOCA has approximately 76 projects in 36 countries and revenues of about $170 million.

REGAL-AG Project

• Review existing and other available information on the pasture rehabilitation, land reclamation  and fodder production efforts in the two counties and identify best practices to promote in Marsabit and Isiolo
• Identify and establish a database of fodder producers/businesses, degraded land and pasture rehabilitation opportunities and needs specific to Marsabit and Isiolo County
• Facilitate forward and backward linkages between rural livestock entrepreneurs, financial institutions and private companies/investors to increase county pasture biomass, capacity and competitiveness
• Identify capacity building needs of  producer groups, traders, private sector actors and other value chain actors that impact feed and forage, and facilitate access to relevant trainings and support services/inputs as needed
• Working collaboratively with other partners, mobilize relevant actors and communities, facilitate  and implement an annual week-long pasture rehabilitation event in the two counties during the rainy season  and build the capacities of the communities  to ensure effective, transparent, and fair distribution of seeds and planting of pastures
• Support project efforts to mobilize communities to identify priority feed and forage  market infrastructure that can be supported through the project’s Community Contracting Fund; serve as primary liaison with the communities throughout the infrastructure works to ensure activities are being implemented in line with communities’ needs and expectations
• Create awareness on existing pasture and fodder  investment opportunities and support private sector, other actors and traders to take advantage of the new opportunities (including increasing value and volume of fodder)
• Increase off-take rate and number of animals fattened  by working to change the livestock keepers’ mindset from ownership for subsistence to market orientation, and promote fodder production and distribution businesses
• Promote creativity and innovation among stakeholders that leads to improved biomass and an entrepreneurial culture for pasture and fodder business investments
• Improve learning and adoption of appropriate technologies and practices, increase investment in land reclamation, pasture rehabilitation and dry season fodder reserves

• Work closely with the Pastoral Policy Advisor to address production and market-related policy constraints by engaging with the targeted communities
• Work closely with the Gender Advisor in the implementation of the Gender Strategy and Work Plan to integrate gender throughout the REGAL-AG activities and pasture rehabilitation initiatives
• Ensure the community-driven feed and forage activities in Marsabit and Isiolo comply with environmental recommendations and appropriate environmental compliance status reporting, as detailed in the Environmental Monitoring, and Mitigation Plan (EMMP) and Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP)
• Working closely with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor and the Communication and Knowledge Manager, be a champion of identifying key learning questions and spearhead the  efforts related to feed and forage to advance the learning agenda to guide program interventions through on-going learning opportunities during quarterly reviews, reflection and planning sessions.
• Document and share promising program results and the underlying conditions of success through case studies and other methods such as most significant change
• Contribute to learning community on Aspire on the theme of “resilience”  among others
• Identify and establish working relationships with national and County learning institutions (e.g. Mt. Kenya University, ILRI, CGIAR) and share knowledge
• Provide regular, written documentation (for example through trip reports)  to the REGAL-AG Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor that highlight lessons learned, best practices and new technical approaches, technologies, models, etc. garnered through project implementation are incorporated into learning sources and collaborative learning activities for sustainability and replication  of project results

• At least a university degree related to range land management, livestock production, or a related field
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to productively interact with a wide range and levels of organizations (government, private sector, NGOs, research institutions)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across projects, to be flexible and creative
• At least 8 years of professional experience working in livestock or agricultural development programs in the Horn of Africa, especially in the pastoral areas
• At least 2 years’ experience in value chain and enterprise development