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 economically viable
agricultural enterprises.
Heifer international Kenya seeks to fill
the positions below to support its country programs.
2 Livestock Production Officers (KEMDAP)
2 Livestock Production Officers (KEMDAP)
This is three and half year project whose
goal is to improve the livelihoods of farmers and increase household incomes
through improving dairy production and productivity.
The project is funded by Swedish
International Development Agency under the Public Private Development
Partnership Programme and is to be implemented in partnership with New Kenya
Cooperative Creameries Ltd.
Tetra Pak Kenya and Tetra Laval Food
Development Office in 6 counties in Eastern Kenya and the Rift Valley targeting
30,000 smallholder farmers in 23 producer organisations.
The Livestock production officers will:
·
Mobilize
and strengthen Dairy Interest Groups to become effective participants in the
dairy production improvement activities
·
Coordinate
the delivery of Grassroot Trainings to improve Dairy Productivity
·
Develop
and implement robust production monitoring indicators including a database for
all production and productivity parameters
·
Provide
technical support to Producer organizations to set up effective extension
coordination and management structures at the grassroots
·
Prepare
monthly, quarterly workplans and reports and submit to the project manager
within the expected timelines
·
Participate
in compiling of donor reports as requested
Minimum Requirements
·
Bachelor’s
degree or equivalent in the fields of veterinary medicine, animal science or
other related field.
·
Three
(3) years’ experience in a mix of dairy production, value chain
competitiveness, or agriculture development.
·
Demonstrated
experience in setting robust and sustainable extension systems for producer
organizations.
·
Significant
experience in supporting producer organization to increase dairy production and
productivity
Business Development Manager
Based in Nairobi, the Business Development
Manager under the guidance of the Project Manager will design and implement
business interventions whose overarching goal is to scale level of competitiveness
and sustainability of the dairy and associated businesses within the Farmer
Owned Agri-Businesses (FOABs) in the KEMDAP Project.
Your Specific responsibilities will to:
·
Design
and execute Capacity Building programs for FOABs
·
Develop
strategies, business plans, innovations and solutions for business problems
·
Develop
and execute Business mentorship programs for FOABs in key management and
business development components
·
Facilitate
Value chain linkages, strategic alliances and partnerships (public and private)
for essential business services and inputs
·
Generate
periodic reports on business activity in the KEMDAP Project
Minimum Requirements
·
Degree
in Agricultural Economics, Enterprise Development, Agricultural Business
management, Rural Development, Animal production with post graduate diploma or
experience in Business management or a related field is required
·
Experience
implementing activities in large, complex projects in challenging environments.
·
Minimum
4 years field and technical experience working on agribusiness development
projects.
·
Significant
experience in building public/private partnerships, preferably in the dairy
sector.
·
Knowledge
and experience in technology based applications in dairy value chain will be an
added advantage
To apply for this position please
visit https://www.heifer.org/about-heifer/careers/view-all-jobs.html
Closing date for all applications is 5th
January 2018
