Extension Officer

Job Description

Key duties and responsibilities

• Consolidating and supervision of extension field activities including trainings and reporting;
• Communication and Visibility Focal Person – spearheading projects communications, newsletter;
• Study Circle focal person;
• Organizing the extension events as National Farmer Review Meetings, National Field days;
• Management of the association members and stakeholders database information; Market knowledge dissemination – on milk processors, input suppliers, government and economic activities that affect the farmer;
• National Dairy Data analysis – statistics management including the number of dairy farms, dairy cows, milking cows, total national herd, milk volumes trends including comparisons with the regional and international statistics;
• Dairy Industry information management – data collection, analysis and dissemination to relevant stakeholders;
• Benchmarking the Zimbabwe Dairy performance to other countries and management of dairy economics.

The ideal candidate should have the following minimum qualifications and attributes:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Agriculture with a livestock experience preferably dairy or equivalent;
• Have at least 2 years’ experience in a relevant field;
• Must be knowledgeable about management, dairy extension and milk processing;
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and previous experience with provision of trainings;
• Clean Class 4 driver’s license is mandatory and willing to handle extensive travel;
• Must be computer literate;
• Good planning and supervisory skills.

To apply

Interested persons should submit applications with detailed CVs to: [email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 22 August 2021