Position Title: Goat Project Field Service Coordinator

Job Description as downloadable PDF

Reports To: Founder Medical Relief Alliance

Location: Transmara District, Kenya

Starting Salary: Kshs. 7,200 per month

Tenure: Performance based with monthly outcomes

Send CVs and References to: mra@mra‐africa.org

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides field support to beneficiaries of Goat Hope program and maintains weekly communication via phone and/or email with founder and board members in USA.

Other Responsibilities:

• Functions as main contact of Medical Relief Alliance in Transmara District Maintains records for all dairy goats include health, births, deaths, purchases etc
• Completes and submits monthly reports to founders
• Collaborates with government officials and veterinary officers to expand the project
• Travels extensively to visit with each beneficiary at least on a weekly basis
• Travels to Tanzania upon request to complete site visits
• Facilitates beneficiaries monthly meetings including taking minutes
• Functions as the organizations public relations officer in Transmara and other parts of Kenya
• Creates and sustains partnerships and networks with individuals and organizations that can advance the mission of the organization and the projects
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must be nominated by current Goat Hope beneficiaries
• Must have access to a phone and internet
• Ability to speak English and Kiswahili
• Knowledge of livestock rearing practices
• Ability to complete reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Creative and ability to advocate on behalf of beneficiaries with local government, companies and the Transmara community at large
• Ability to travel locally and into other countries

Position Title: Goat Farm Manager

Job Description as downloadable PDF

Reports To: Regional Director

Location: Embu, Kirinyaga District, Kenya

Starting Salary: 30,000 – 50,000 KShs per month

Tenure: Performance based with monthly outcomes

Send CVs and References to: mra@mra‐africa.org

Core Responsibilities:

• Enhance and expand dairy goat farm processes and effectively manage a team of 2-4 farm assistants. The goal of the incumbent is to participate in expanding a goat herd of 40 dairy goats to 300 dairy goats in 48-months through births and purchase initiatives.
• S/he ensures production of 150 liters of milk are produced, stored and processed on a daily basis and grows this initiative to over 1000 liters of milk daily in 48-months. Must be able to present and implement their plan of annually doubling milk production.

Other Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for the goat herd expansion
• Supervise feeding, milking, reproduction, births, treatment, purchase, etc of dairy goats on a daily basis
• Hire and train farm assistants
• Provide purchasing, record keeping and account reconciliation for farm
• Participate in community based initiatives of the farm when requested by Regional Director
• Maintain safety and security of goat herds at all times
• Creates and sustains partnerships and networks with individuals and organizations that can advance the mission of the organization and the projects
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Experience working with organic farm methods
• Experience managing livestock farms, dairy goat farm experience preferred
• Experience working with rural community development projects
• Desire to work in a values-driven nonprofit organization
• Handy, great communicator, full of integrity

Position Title: Goat Project Field Service Coordinator

Job Description as downloadable PDF

Reports To: Founder Medical Relief Alliance

Location: Kindimba Juu Village, Songea, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania

Starting Salary: 150,000 – 170,000 TZS per month

Tenure: Performance based with monthly outcomes

Send CVs and References to: mra@mra‐africa.org

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides field support to beneficiaries of Goat Hope program and maintains weekly communication via phone and/or email with founder and board members in USA.

Other Responsibilities:

• Functions as main contact of Medical Relief Alliance in Ruvuma Region
• Maintains records for all dairy goats include health, births, deaths, purchases etc
• Completes and submits monthly reports to founder
• Collaborates with government officials and veterinary officers to expand the project
• Travels extensively to visit with each beneficiary at least on a weekly basis
• Travels to Kenya for training
• Facilitates beneficiaries monthly meetings including taking minutes
• Functions as the organizations public relations officer in Ruvuma and greater Tanzania
• Creates and sustains partnerships and networks with individuals and organizations that can advance the mission of the organization and the projects
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Member of Kindimba Juu Village in good standing
• Must be nominated by current Goat Hope beneficiaries and seconded by TZ MRA project Coordinator
• Must have access to a phone and internet
• Ability to speak English and Kiswahili
• Knowledge of livestock rearing
• Ability to complete reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Creative ability to advocate on behalf of beneficiaries with local government, companies and the Ruvuma community at large
• Ability to travel locally and into other countries
• Employee picture and profile will be posted on website