Milk Collection Center (MCC) Specialist

Job Title: Milk Collection Center (MCC) Specialist

Project: Building Precision Dairy Models in Nigeria (BuPreDMiN)

Location: 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 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 amazing...when 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 Specialist - Building Precision Dairy Models in Nigeria (BuPreDMiN) will work under the supervision of the Milk Collection Center Manager to drive the efficiency and profitability of the milk collection center. The MCC specialist will be responsible for the business targets of the center, these targets include and are not limited to the volume of milk collection and supply to the processor, optimization of the equipment, and so on. S/he will ensure that the center runs at the level of standard dictated in the standard operating practice manual.

Program/Practice/Department Overview:

TechnoServe’s 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

Inception phase

Implementation phase

Basic Qualifications:

Required Languages: Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English

Travel:  10%

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Supervisory Responsibilities – None

Closing Statements:

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision 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 and and 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.