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In your role as the New Program Growth Associate, you will work with the IV Lead in co-strategising on new, compelling pathways and build field performance structures. You will lead strategy development and execution of program activities to dramatically improve our impact per farmer, de-risk our path to rapid build a strong field team and culture in the long term.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Impact strategy and execution: With support from the Monitoring and Evaluation department, be the lead in conducting research to identify and roll out new compelling products.
Conduct species variety trials to identify new tree varieties to add to the program portfolio
Identify new services the program can add that would increase the impact on our farmers.
Scale strategy and execution: Use scouting data to build strategies and provide direction to rapidly scale the program across multiple districts in the next couple of years ensuring scale targets are hit.
Spend amounts of time in the field scouting new possible areas of expansion.
Identify risks and mapping out possible measures.
Build a clear execution calendar for expansion.
Field team advancement : Invest a significant amount of time understanding field team members and building their development plans, tailoring training material to suit their needs and creating/ improving management tools.
Create tailored field trainings for multiple activities
Improve Measurement tools for field teams

Duties to include:
Directs and coordinates worker activities, such as planting of Maize, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, grading, payroll, and record keeping
Analyze soil to determine type and quantity of fertilizer required for maximum production
Plan activities for trainee staff, mentoring and monitoring them
Maintain and monitor the quality of yield

Duties to Include:
Plan, organize, direct and manage the organizations security program to avoid/ control losses and apply the processes to provide a secure work environment
Monitoring public areas for potential threats
Reviewing inventory and stock and investigating suspected pilferage by employees
Survey information facilities, processes, and systems to evaluate current status of: physical security, procedural security, information systems security, employee awareness, and information destruction and recovery capabilities
Following and confronting suspected threats
Conduct Investigations
Documenting theft and other security violations
Help the company develop security policies
Overseeing IT security such as CCTV, etc

Duties to include:
Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team
Help with recruiting new staff members when necessary.
Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO/president and members of the executive management team
Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting
Advising on long-term business and financial planning
Establishing and developing relations with senior management and external partners and stakeholders
Reviewing all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures
Identify and address financial risks and opportunities for the company.
Review financial reports for ways to reduce costs.
Work well with Chief Marketing Officer, CEO, and COO to develop the strategic plan.

Duties to include:
Determines annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing marketing strategies; and analyzing trends and results.
Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; and projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products.
Implements national sales programs by developing field sales action plans.
Maintains sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors.
Establishes and adjusts selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand.
Completes national sales operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; and following up on work results.
Maintains national sales staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
Maintains national sales staff work results by counseling and disciplining employees; and planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Duties to include:
ensuring all aspects of running the farm are met
maintaining safe working practices
managing and motivating a team
ensuring welfare of livestock
ventilation management
feed management
vaccinations
production performance
record keeping

Duties to include:
ensuring all aspects of running the farm are met
maintaining safe working practices
managing and motivating a team
ensuring welfare of livestock
ventilation management
feed management
vaccinations
production performance
record keeping

Accomplishes marketing and sales human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
Achieves marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
Meets marketing and sales financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
Determines annual and gross-profit plans by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions;
Projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products; analyzing trends and results; establishing pricing strategies; recommending selling prices; monitoring costs, competition, supply, and demand.
Accomplishes marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating advertising, merchandising, and trade promotion programs; developing field sales action plans.
Identifies marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining market, competitor's share, and competitor's strengths and weaknesses; forecasting projected business; establishing targeted market share.
Improves product marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities; improving product packaging; coordinating new product development.
Sustains rapport with key accounts by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities.
Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Duties to include:
Manage and coordinate hatchery activities
Oversee quality assurance program
Monitor facility equipment and repairs
Oversee hatchery sanitation
Keep a current knowledge of industry trends
Manage animal welfare program
Plan and oversee hatchery budget
Comply with all company policies and animal welfare guidelines
Manage chick care, maintenance, packing and transfer activities
Manage and maintain weekly hatch schedules
Direct supervision of employees

You will oversee all day to day operations of the business. The candidate is expected to be highly driven and efficiency focused. It is expected that the candidate will have experience in management of manufacturing companies.
Duties to include: Overall day to day management of commercial feed mill
Operations planning and implementation
Involved and contribute in strategic planning for operational expansions
Budget development and overseeing implementation and monitoring through the financial controller
Oversee marketing department, procurement and input warehousing department, finished product and dispatch, financial management, administration and maintenance
Ensures constant monitoring of production efficiencies in the feed mill and oil mill and strives to achieve optimal operating performance and minimal down time
Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards
Ensure proper emphasis to product quality and review/develop quality assurance sampling procedures
Reviews current or establishes, implements and monitors new preventative maintenance program
Ensure the use of approved maintenance management systems to track costs and failure rates.
Reviewing and maintaining effective inventory control system from inputs through to finished products
Implementing training programs for employee development and ensuring adequate back-up of personal for key positions.
Monitoring diets used in feed production and working with nutritionists for lowest cost diet formulations.
Developing and ensuring adequate reporting procedures throughout the company
Providing regular reports to Managing Director
Managing operational transitions through company expansion phases
Managing capital development projects such as silo installations, construction projects, factory installation projects etc