Dairy Technical Director
Fintrac, a leading international development company, is seeking an experienced dairy specialist to implement the USAID-funded Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises Project (KAVES).
Primary Responsibilities
Provide technical and strategic leadership for the design and implementation of dairy value chain development interventions and activities for the KAVES project.
Coordinate and manage a cross section of non-profit and partners, subcontractors and KAVES staff
to achieve set targets and ensure significant sustainable commercialization of the dairy value chain enterprises
in the 22 KAVES
target counties.Fintrac, a leading international development company, is seeking an experienced dairy specialist to implement the USAID-funded Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises Project (KAVES).
Primary Responsibilities
Provide technical and strategic leadership for the design and implementation of dairy value chain development interventions and activities for the KAVES project.
Coordinate and manage a cross section of non-profit and partners, subcontractors and KAVES staff
to achieve set targets and ensure significant sustainable commercialization of the dairy value chain enterprises
Mainstream gender, especially women, involvement in the dairy value chain
Facilitation of linkages and relationship building between smallholder farmers and private sector actors.
Introducing dairy farming to smallholder farmers in nontraditional dairying regions. Creating systemic change in dairy value chain in collaboration with other KAVES value chains for enhanced household incomes, nutrition and food security
Minimum Qualifications
10 years’ experience with successful value chain development programs most of which should be on the dairy value chain,
10 years’ experience on large complex agricultural commercialization projects,
Demonstrated success in implementing projects aimed at increasing the competitiveness and inclusiveness of dairy value chain using facilitation approaches,
Demonstrated experience in actively integrating women into dairy value chains,
Masters degree in a field relevant to agricultural development such as; agricultural economics, marketing, agribusiness management, or related fields,
Private sector experience is an advantage.
Submit current CV, salary history and three references by email to kenrecruit@fintrac.com before 19th April 2013.
Please indicate DAIRY DIRECTOR in the subject heading.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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