This positions is open to Tanzanian nationals or candidates eligable to work in Tanzania
Land O’Lakes is seeking a professional and experienced Milk Shed Coordinators for an anticipated livestock genetics improvement program funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—Public-Private Partnership for Artificial Insemination Delivery (PAID) in East Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania). The future program’s goal is to help farmers access more improved and appropriate genetics—a key opportunity to improve production of milk and to tackle systemic poverty. With our private sector partners we will test and introduce new reproductive technologies (sexed semen, embryo transfer, in-vitro fertilization, etc.) to increase the supply of improved heifers. The project, if won, would begin in January 2016.
The Milk Shed Coordinator (MSC) will lead PAID activities in paving the way for improved AI delivery in a given milkshed. S/He will work with the technical leadership to coordinate development of AI including supply chain management and direct mentoring and oversight of partner AI technicians. S/He will work with local partners including government authorities, NGOs, processors, dairy cooperatives, input providers and financial service providers in the milkshed to prioritize and facilitate solutions to overcoming identified constraints and working with PAID leadership to develop a market-based action plan for AI service development in the milkshed. S/He will engage local leaders to mobilize farmers to participate in project activities that enhance the achievement of PAID goals; develop quarterly milk shed action plans; and create, set-up and maintain a register of service providers, smallholder dairy farmer beneficiaries and activities in the milk shed by district, sector, and MCC. S/He will facilitate action planning workshops and encourage the establishment of working groups to coordinate implementation of action items, monitor progress against plan and present progress reports to necessary stakeholders. S/He will conduct a preliminary assessment of farmer adoption rates and will help enroll cows as part of a readiness campaign (for their first AI service). S/He will facilitate business development services and training of trainers, public and private service providers, and monitor service provider needs including inputs, training, and markets. S/He will establish the special needs of vulnerable groups, and recommend award of small grants to some vulnerable group members to support interventions e.g. dairy-related income generating activities; and also identify and recommend farmers that could be considered for loan support from banks. S/He will facilitate the initiation or improvement of a cow and farmer registration system and arrange for entry of all data collected in the prescribed project data collection template and tools.
Land O’Lakes is seeking a professional and experienced Milk Shed Coordinators for an anticipated livestock genetics improvement program funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—Public-Private Partnership for Artificial Insemination Delivery (PAID) in East Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania). The future program’s goal is to help farmers access more improved and appropriate genetics—a key opportunity to improve production of milk and to tackle systemic poverty. With our private sector partners we will test and introduce new reproductive technologies (sexed semen, embryo transfer, in-vitro fertilization, etc.) to increase the supply of improved heifers. The project, if won, would begin in January 2016.
The Milk Shed Coordinator (MSC) will lead PAID activities in paving the way for improved AI delivery in a given milkshed. S/He will work with the technical leadership to coordinate development of AI including supply chain management and direct mentoring and oversight of partner AI technicians. S/He will work with local partners including government authorities, NGOs, processors, dairy cooperatives, input providers and financial service providers in the milkshed to prioritize and facilitate solutions to overcoming identified constraints and working with PAID leadership to develop a market-based action plan for AI service development in the milkshed. S/He will engage local leaders to mobilize farmers to participate in project activities that enhance the achievement of PAID goals; develop quarterly milk shed action plans; and create, set-up and maintain a register of service providers, smallholder dairy farmer beneficiaries and activities in the milk shed by district, sector, and MCC. S/He will facilitate action planning workshops and encourage the establishment of working groups to coordinate implementation of action items, monitor progress against plan and present progress reports to necessary stakeholders. S/He will conduct a preliminary assessment of farmer adoption rates and will help enroll cows as part of a readiness campaign (for their first AI service). S/He will facilitate business development services and training of trainers, public and private service providers, and monitor service provider needs including inputs, training, and markets. S/He will establish the special needs of vulnerable groups, and recommend award of small grants to some vulnerable group members to support interventions e.g. dairy-related income generating activities; and also identify and recommend farmers that could be considered for loan support from banks. S/He will facilitate the initiation or improvement of a cow and farmer registration system and arrange for entry of all data collected in the prescribed project data collection template and tools.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Dairy, Agriculture, Genetics, Agribusiness or an additional 2 year’s of relevant experience in lieu of a degree;
• Minimum of 4 years related dairy development experience;
• Extensive knowledge of local stakeholders in the milkshed;
• Experience in data collection and verification;
• Previous experience with AI for dairy preferred;
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
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