Are you an experienced professional? Somaliland Development Fund (SDF) is hiring a Team Leader/Livestock, Rangeland and Institutional Management Specialist in Hargeisa. Candidates should bring 10+ years of hands-on experience, preferably in the Management/leadership sector. Applications are open until Nov, 01. Don't miss this opportunity.
Background to SDF
The Somaliland Development Fund – Phase 3 (SDF3) covers the period 2025–2028, with the
possibility of a two-year extension. SDF3 aims to strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable
communities, enhance livelihoods and employment opportunities, and promote private-sector
engagement in climate-smart solutions. The programme is aligned with NDP3 and Somaliland Vision
2030 and is currently funded by Denmark and Norway.
Under SDF3, the Ministry of Livestock and Rural Development (MoLRD) is implementing the
“Increasing Climate Resilience through the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of Excellence Project”. The
project aims to rehabilitate and protect 8,000 hectares of communal rangeland in Salaxley District,
including a 6,000-hectare drought reserve, while establishing the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of
Excellence as a national hub for climate-smart livestock production, training, research, innovation and
extension services.
To ensure the long-term sustainability, effective management and replication of these investments,
MoLRD intends to develop nationally applicable legal, regulatory, governance and operational
frameworks for Livestock Holding Grounds, Drought Reserves and Livestock Centres of Excellence
in Somaliland, using the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of Excellence as the pilot model. The developed
frameworks assignment will establish clear legal mandates, governance arrangements, management
and financing mechanisms, operational procedures and oversight systems, supported by priority legal
instruments, institutional and operational frameworks, a financial sustainability model, implementation
tools, and a costed roadmap for roll-out.
Summary of the role
SDF3 seeks a Team Leader / Livestock, Rangeland and Institutional Management Specialist to lead
a multi-disciplinary team that will be developing the national legal, regulatory, governance and
operational frameworks for Livestock Holding Grounds, Drought Reserves and Livestock Centres of
Excellence in Somaliland. The role requires a highly experienced specialist capable of leading
multidisciplinary technical inputs and delivering practical, sustainable and nationally applicable
institutional and management frameworks.
Key tasks
- Provide overall technical leadership, coordination and quality assurance, and serve as the
Consultant’s primary point of contact with the Client.
- Lead the assessment of the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of Excellence (QLCE) and review
the legal, institutional, governance, operational and financial arrangements relevant to
Livestock Holding Grounds, Drought Reserves and Livestock Centres of Excellence.
- Lead stakeholder consultations and ensure effective engagement of government institutions,
customary authorities, communities, private-sector actors and development partners.
- Guide the development of nationally applicable legal, regulatory, governance, management,
operational and financial frameworks for Livestock Holding Grounds (LHGs), Drought
Reserves (DRs) and Livestock Centres of Excellence (LCEs).
- Oversee the preparation of governance structures, management models, operational systems,
financial sustainability mechanisms, implementation tools and scale-up arrangements.
- Ensure the effective integration of all technical workstreams into a coherent, practical and
scalable national framework.
- Lead validation, stakeholder review and finalisation of all assignment outputs and
recommendations.
About Hargeisa
Hargeisa is the capital and largest city of Somaliland, serving as the region's main economic and administrative hub. The city is home to a growing number of international organizations, NGOs, and private sector companies, making it a key employment center in the Horn of Africa. Professionals relocating to Hargeisa will find a dynamic and rapidly developing urban environment.
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