Milk Collection Center Coordinator
Milk Collection Center Coordinator
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Job Title: Milk Collection Center Coordinator
Project: Building Precision Dairy Models in Nigeria (BuPreDMiN)
Location: Odeda Ogun State Nigeria
Reports to: Milk Collection Center Manager (MCC)
About TechnoServe:
Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServes work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of businesses and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy lack of access to jobs and markets unpredictable political dynamics and increasingly the effects of climate change. For many women and young people the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are incomes increase and living conditions for families get better they can access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.
Job Summary:
The Milk Collection Center Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the center ensuring the seamless daily collection of milk from dairy suppliers and supply of same to the processor and supervise the janitor to ensure the center is clean and meets health and safety expectations. The MCC Operator will work with the MCC manager to identify and engage new herder communities and cattle farms to ensure a sustainable supply of fresh milk to the center.
Program/Practice/Department Overview:
TechnoServes Building Precision Dairy Models in Nigeria (BuPreDMiN) aims to build a precision sustainable and productive local dairy value chain in Nigeria within 4 years in a way that increases the incomes resilience and carbon footprint of dairy farmers in Nigeria.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
- Sustain supply of fresh milk to the center through consistent engagement with the herder communities commercial farms and other suppliers
- Work with the herder productivity field team to identify specific training and re-training needs for herders
- Work with the quality coordinator to document data during milk collection i.e. the volume of milk supplied by each herder/entrepreneur test results
- Maintain and update (where required) database of milk suppliers
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports using the template provided.
- Prepare a weekly payment schedule for milk supplied and share it with the finance officer for processing.
- Preside over the relationship between the MCC and all the milk suppliers in a way that not only attracts more suppliers to the centers but ensures retention of these suppliers
- Carry out any other duty that the MCC manager may assign.
Basic Qualifications:
- A bachelors degree in a relevant field such as entrepreneurship agribusiness or business administration.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year experience post NYSC working in a milk collection center/ food or FMCG retail outlet.
- Ability to use digital tools and applications MS Word MS Excel AppSheet etc.
- Experience in working in rural communities and managing stakeholders
- Ability to analyze interpret and communicate data to a non-technical audience
- Strong written and oral communication skills and experience producing clear and concise reports in English language
Required Languages: Proficient in English and Yoruba
Travel:10%
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to actively engage with community leaders
- Ability to develop well-written cohesive analyses and reports;
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and strategy skills
- Strong skills in business software (Excel PowerPoint Word)
Supervisory Responsibilities MCC Janitor
Closing Statements:
We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServesvision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
With our commitment to diversity we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer andaffirmative action employerand do not discriminate based on gender race color ethnicity religion sexual orientation gender identity age HIV/AIDS status protected veteran status disability and all other protected classes.
We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff partners and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
