Dr. Francis Anno Ekiru

Coordinate and Manage FAO Resilience and Self-Reliance project activities in Turkana West Sub-County, with an emphasis on Kalobeyei and Kakuma Refugee Settlement;
Establish and maintain partnerships with relevant stakeholders and initiatives at Sub-County level and identify opportunities for collaboration;
 Be responsible for the overall management of the FAO Kakuma Field Office, including all FAO assets in that office;
 Be the technical lead on field school and microfinance initiative activities for KISEDP socioeconomic development of refugees and host communities under a UNJP-funded project headed by UNHCR;
 Represent FAO in forums organised in Turkana West Sub County, including agricultural sector coordination, CIDP, KISEDP, CRRF Frameworks, and other stakeholder thematic engagements;
 Support in the coordination of regular field level data collection for FAO projects and jointly with partners;
 Timely submission of project status updates and activity reports as required;
 Support in monitoring and supervision of all FAO activities in Turkana West Sub-County, including monitoring of letters of agreement (LOAs);
 Be responsible for successful implementation of poultry and goat breed activities under the UNJP project;
 Oversee and negotiate the handover of equipment, including tractors and motorcycles, with relevant partners and beneficiaries, including the Turkana County Government, NGOs, and/or Kalobeyei Agricultural land Management Committee or other similar organisations;
 Perform other duties as required by the FAO Representative in Kenya.

· Responsible for planning, budgeting, and implementing projects in the field using project cycle and results-based management.

· Training of community beneficiaries, i.e., crop farmers and livestock keepers, on agricultural livelihoods.

· Empower project beneficiaries and partners through specialised training in the areas of organisational expertise.

· Coordinate with partners on project delivery and accountability systems

· Support senior management in developing project concept notes and proposals for funding.

· Undertake projects assessments, data collection, and documentation of best practices for wider dissemination.

· Implement projects targeting livelihoods for the socio-economic empowerment of selected vulnerable households and individuals in Turkana South.

· Undertake research on projects implemented to identify best practices for increasing project benefits for the beneficiaries.

· Enhance skills for local farmers and producers for efficiency, profitability, and sustainability of their livelihoods.

· Develop knowledge resources, such as case studies, success stories, and policy briefs, on promoting livelihoods to transform local economies.

the attitudes· Implement livelihood interventions in the selected areas in Turkana West, Loima, Turkana South, and Turkana South Sub Counties.

· Promote action research for comparative learning towards project beneficiaries and policyholders embracing best practices for better livelihoods and economic recovery based on drought risks.

· Conduct thematic training to improve knowledge and skills and transform the attitudes of the targeted project beneficiaries.

· Develop success stories and case studies denoting project outcomes and impacts on the target populations.

· Be responsible for Community empowerment and development processes in all VSF Belgium projects in Turkana.

· Conduct baseline surveys for new projects as well as develop concept notes and proposals for expected projects.

· Be the entry point for the implementation of projects in the field by conducting community sensitisation and participation, including social mobilisation and marketing

· Support the targeting of areas and persons/groups to benefit from projects deliverables.

· Take the lead in the mobilisation of beneficiaries and stakeholders' feedback and grievances, as well as their management.

· Document and disseminate community development success from projects and interventions delivered.

· Manage the delivery of the EC/FAO Cross Border (Turkana–Karamoja) Food Facility Thematic Project on Agriculture, livestock development, microfinance and diverse livelihoods, peacebuilding, and peace dividends.

· Collaborate with UN agencies in Karamoja, Ugandan local government departments, the government of Kenya, and agencies in Turkana on the implementation of project interventions.

· Manage project resources, i.e., fiscal and physical assets, and account for them.

· Deliver thematic training to farmers, youth groups, and women on project benefits.

· Document and disseminate project outcomes and impacts for sharing with government institutions in Kenya and Uganda and development partners in both countries.

· Coordinate the implementation of farmer field schools and microfinance initiatives for the consortium of VSFs (Belgium, Suisse, and Germany) in Northern Uganda, Turkana, Northeastern Kenya, and South Omo Ethiopia.

· Publish a book on the successes of farmer field schools and microfinance initiatives in project areas in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, titled “Action Research for Disaster Risk Reduction” (ISBN 978-9966-754-04-2).

· Conduct farmer field school and microfinance training for households in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia and stakeholders supporting such approaches.

· Document success stories and case studies for publication.

· Conduct baseline surveys and feasibility studies for projects and interventions to improve the wellbeing of livestock-keeping communities.

· Identify livestock-based interventions for improving the social and economic well-being of pastoralists and marginalised groups in Turkana.

· Support livestock health and production, livestock marketing, and water development for the community development of pastoral households in Turkana and neighbouring cross-border areas of Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and West Pokot in Kenya.

· Build the resilience of pastoralists and farmers to empower their capacities to live with drought and reduce vulnerabilities.

· Support in building partnerships with livestock development organisations and key boundary partners specialising in production, marketing, and research on matters of livestock and pastoral livelihoods.

· Take part in knowledge management and dissemination of knowledge resources among communities, development partners, and government institutions.