Kiambaa Dairy Milk Procurement and Extension Manager Jobs in Kiambu, Kenya

Kiambaa Dairy Milk Procurement and Extension Manager Jobs in Kiambu, Kenya

Our client, one of the leading FMCG companies in Kenya seeks to hire a Milk Procurement and extension Manager tasked with providing the required support to drive effective service delivery to both active and inactive farmers to achieve high quantity and quality on-farm productivity and grow delivery of milk to the factory.

Key Responsibilities

Build a strong and loyal raw milk supply base from the farmers in the Society’s catchment areas.

Monitor and continuously grow milk volumes delivered to Society, and raise any concerns for timely interventions.

Offer extension services to the Society’s dairy farmers.

Develop and implement strategies on how to reactivate dormant farmers and onboard new farmers.

Advice the Management and the Board on ways of improving members’ services and commitment.

Lead the extension department in developing, implementing, and conducting comprehensive and effective farmers’ training, organized field visits, and support services.

Coordinate with the Quality Control Officer on quality improvement of milk supplied by members and troubleshooting milk quality issues from the farmer level.

Take the lead in guiding the extension department to initiate new technologies for adoption by the Society’s dairy farmers e.g climate-smart dairy farming, use of ICT tools, etc

Disseminate any relevant information to the members, especially on all services available to them.

Provide technical advice on design elements (extension model and relevant approaches) to strengthen and reform the extension system.

Advice the Management and the

Board on how to increase milk delivery by farmers.

Lead extension department in developing strategies to support the Society’s farmers to do dairy as a business; aspects of record keeping, reducing the cost of production, etc

Structure work plans, targets, and reports for the extension department.

Coordinate with other relevant departments to support the achievement of milk volumes and extension services for the members

Submit daily, weekly and monthly res to General Manager on activities done, results, challenges, and, recommendations.

Qualifications & Experience

Diploma or Degree in Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture extension, and education, or any other related field

With at least 3-4 years of experience in Extension services

Certificate of good conduct

2 years valid driving license /Motorbike

Skills and Personal Attributes

Good communication skills.

Ability to communicate in the local dialect.

Ability to work without supervision

Management skills

Result oriented

Innovative

How to Apply

Forward your CV only to recruitment@kiambaadairy.com the application deadline is Wednesday 21st April 2023, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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