Heifer International is a
humanitarian development organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty
and caring for the Earth by empowering small holder farm families around the
globe to become self-reliant and attain sustainable livelihood through viable
agricultural enterprises.
Heifer International Kenya seeks to fill the position below to support its country programs:
Heifer International Kenya seeks to fill the position below to support its country programs:
Business
Development Manager – Food for All Project
Based in Nairobi and reporting to the Project Coordinator, you will
assume responsibility for the business development aspects of the Heifer Kenya
component of the Food for All Project.
This is a five-year Euros 5,352,986
project funded by Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security Facility
(FDOV) implemented in partnership with Solidaridad East and Central Expertise
Centre, Meru Greens Horticulture, Soil Cares and the Horticultural Crops Development
Authority in Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Makueni and Machakos in which Heifer
International works to strengthen 5 dairy cooperatives and 10,000 dairy
farmers.
The Business
Development Manager will:
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Develop and implement dairy
cooperatives business strengthening plans that integrates capacity assessment,
business planning, governance, management systems and business skills
development to grow profitable dairy cooperative businesses.
·
Support the cooperatives to develop
products, aggregation and distribution systems, business partnerships and
financial linkages to grow their dairy sales and market share in dairy
products.
·
Develop and attract the necessary
financing for investment plans through appropriate partnerships and linkages to
unlock investments for the growth of the dairy cooperatives.
Minimum
Requirements:
·
Degree or equivalent in the fields of
Agriculture Economics, Business Administration, Rural Development, Enterprise
·
Development or other related field,
plus five (5) years technical experience in agribusiness development projects.
·
Strong business and innovation skills
and demonstrated knowledge of the dairy value chain and experience working with
dairy cooperatives.
Finance and Administrative Assistant
Based in the
Kisumu Project Office the Finance and Administrative Assistant is primarily
responsible for the day to day operations and providing support to the project
team to maintain systems of accountability, establishing and maintaining
communications with the program offices as well as partners and performing
basic administrative tasks.
The Finance and Administrative assistant will:
·
Manage a functional office filing and
documentation system to ensure that the project and partner records are
appropriately filed and secured.
·
Assist with the financial and
accounting aspects of the project office and partners and in the processing of
routine financial transactions in accordance with Heifer’s policies and
procedures.
·
Act as initial point of contact for
the office by responding to both internal and external inquiries/requests.
Minimum Requirements:
·
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Diploma with three (3) years of hands-on related experience.
·
Practical experience in various
aspects of accounting principles and practices with a good understanding of
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS).
·
Knowledge and experience with word
processing, spreadsheets, database, newsletter, and electronic mail software
(Microsoft Office preferred).
Business Development Officer
Based in the
Kisumu Project Office and reporting to the Project Coordinator, you will assume
overall responsibility for driving the business objectives of the producer
organizations to develop them into sustainable business entities.
Specifically,
the Business Development Officer will build the capacity of at least 6 producer
organizations in strategic business planning, financial management and
cooperative governance.
Support
the development of key marketing and financial linkages in financial services,
input services and private sector partnerships that will leverage and unlock
investments in the dairy cooperatives.
Develop
and implement appropriate business models to targeting key opportunities in
dairy production, processing and marketing.
Minimum Requirements.
·
Degree in the fields of Agriculture
Economics, Agribusiness, Rural Development and Enterprise Development or other
related field, plus at least four (4) years field and technical experience in
agribusiness development projects.
·
Demonstrated experience in working
with dairy cooperatives and dairy businesses.
Project Coordinator – Accelerated Value Chain Development Project
Based in Kisumu
and reporting to the Director of Programmes, you will assume responsibility for
the management and coordination of the Heifer Kenya component of the
Accelerated Value Chain Development Project.
This
is the second two-year phase of the project funded by USAID and implemented in
partnership with International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kisumu,
Siaya, Migori and Homabay and targeting work with at least 6 producer
organisation cooperatives and 6,000 farmers.
The Project Coordinator will:
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Coordinate the annual budgeting,
planning and reporting processes for the project including generating annual
and quarterly budgets, work plans and progress reports.
·
Develop and manage the delivery of a
comprehensive capacity building programme to develop the 6 project target
producer cooperatives into strong business entities through capacity building
in business, strategic planning, governance and financial management.
·
Coordinate the establishment of an
effective extension system in each of the 6 dairy organizations that will
deliver training and services to the 6,000 dairy farmers to increase dairy
production and productivity.
Minimum Requirements:
·
Master’s Degree or equivalent in the
fields of Agriculture Economics, Livestock Production, Animal
Sciences,Veterinary Medicine, Rural Development or related field
·
Minimum of five (5) years’ project
management experience is essential preferably in the dairy sector.
To
apply for the above position please visit www.heifer.org/careers
Closing
date for all applications is 17th May 2019.