Technical Manager, Animal Feed and Health
2025-04-16T12:19:50+00:00
Corus International
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FULL_TIME
Mbeya
Mbeya
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Tanzania
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Agricultural Services & Products
2025-04-27T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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Position Summary:
Lutheran World Relief is seeking a Technical Manager, Animal Feed and Health for a five-year USDA project that is designed to develop and transform small and medium enterprise (SMEs) poultry value chain into sustainable commercial business in Tanzania. The project will strengthen the feed sector and incorporate appropriate production technologies, improve animal health management practices, build capacity in agricultural finance services, and strengthen the extension and service providers in Mbeya, Iringa, Songwe, and Rukwa. The position will be based in Mbeya, Tanzania and will report to the Deputy Chief of Party.
Responsibilities:
- Manage poultry feeds, feed formulation, additives and concentrates, and lead on poultry health, vaccinations, treatment, and biosecurity.
- Supervise effective climate, smart approaches to enhance crop supply for feed. Main point of contact in engagement with the GoT's Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development and Ministry of Agriculture.
- Build the capacity of feed millers to ensure consistent supply of feed ingredients including maize, soybean, alternatives for their feed operations.
- Educate feed millers on the importance of testing every batch of feed produced.
- Train or coordinate the training of feed millers with food safety, Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point to enhance quality standards.
- Promote GAHP and biosecurity risk management practices among poultry farmers.
- Strengthen TVLA, VCT, and MLDF systems for detecting and reporting diseases.
- Train public and private sector vets and animal health professionals on disease outbreaks, management, and prevention.
- With the Digital Lead, strengthen the capacity of the Poultry Desk, DVS, MLDF and TVLA to develop a climate-sensitive, robust poultry disease monitoring and surveillance system.
- Provide support on animal health and production activities to improve sustainable poultry production and productivity related to animal feeds and feeding, breeds and breeding, animal health management, poultry housing, and waste management.
- Prepare and edit reports, manuals, and guidelines for animal health and animal feed.
Supervisory:
N/A
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health, Livestock feed, or related area.
- Five years' experience in animal health/husbandry practitioner in the poultry/livestock sector in the public or private sector.
- Experience developing training curricula and materials.
- Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.
- Ability to work with wide range of individuals in the public and private sectors.
- Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Poultry feeds, feed formulation, additives and concentrates, and lead on poultry health, vaccinations, treatment, and biosecurity
Physical and Mental Requirements
- The physical requirements that may be needed to execute responsibilities may include bending, standing, and walking
- The mental requirements that are essential to satisfactorily executing the responsibilities outlined in this job description include, but not limited to: learning new tasks, comprehending, and retaining information, completing tasks independently, effectively communicating verbally and in writing, demonstrating proficiency in using computer software to perform assigned tasks.
Manage poultry feeds, feed formulation, additives and concentrates, and lead on poultry health, vaccinations, treatment, and biosecurity. Supervise effective climate, smart approaches to enhance crop supply for feed. Main point of contact in engagement with the GoT's Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development and Ministry of Agriculture. Build the capacity of feed millers to ensure consistent supply of feed ingredients including maize, soybean, alternatives for their feed operations. Educate feed millers on the importance of testing every batch of feed produced. Train or coordinate the training of feed millers with food safety, Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point to enhance quality standards. Promote GAHP and biosecurity risk management practices among poultry farmers. Strengthen TVLA, VCT, and MLDF systems for detecting and reporting diseases. Train public and private sector vets and animal health professionals on disease outbreaks, management, and prevention. With the Digital Lead, strengthen the capacity of the Poultry Desk, DVS, MLDF and TVLA to develop a climate-sensitive, robust poultry disease monitoring and surveillance system. Provide support on animal health and production activities to improve sustainable poultry production and productivity related to animal feeds and feeding, breeds and breeding, animal health management, poultry housing, and waste management. Prepare and edit reports, manuals, and guidelines for animal health and animal feed.
Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health, Livestock feed, or related area. Five years' experience in animal health/husbandry practitioner in the poultry/livestock sector in the public or private sector. Experience developing training curricula and materials. Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently. Ability to work with wide range of individuals in the public and private sectors. Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken).
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Vacancy title:
Technical Manager, Animal Feed and Health
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Agricultural Services & Products]
Jobs at:
Corus International
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, April 27 2025
Duty Station:
Mbeya | Mbeya | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Position Summary:
Lutheran World Relief is seeking a Technical Manager, Animal Feed and Health for a five-year USDA project that is designed to develop and transform small and medium enterprise (SMEs) poultry value chain into sustainable commercial business in Tanzania. The project will strengthen the feed sector and incorporate appropriate production technologies, improve animal health management practices, build capacity in agricultural finance services, and strengthen the extension and service providers in Mbeya, Iringa, Songwe, and Rukwa. The position will be based in Mbeya, Tanzania and will report to the Deputy Chief of Party.
Responsibilities:
- Manage poultry feeds, feed formulation, additives and concentrates, and lead on poultry health, vaccinations, treatment, and biosecurity.
- Supervise effective climate, smart approaches to enhance crop supply for feed. Main point of contact in engagement with the GoT's Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development and Ministry of Agriculture.
- Build the capacity of feed millers to ensure consistent supply of feed ingredients including maize, soybean, alternatives for their feed operations.
- Educate feed millers on the importance of testing every batch of feed produced.
- Train or coordinate the training of feed millers with food safety, Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point to enhance quality standards.
- Promote GAHP and biosecurity risk management practices among poultry farmers.
- Strengthen TVLA, VCT, and MLDF systems for detecting and reporting diseases.
- Train public and private sector vets and animal health professionals on disease outbreaks, management, and prevention.
- With the Digital Lead, strengthen the capacity of the Poultry Desk, DVS, MLDF and TVLA to develop a climate-sensitive, robust poultry disease monitoring and surveillance system.
- Provide support on animal health and production activities to improve sustainable poultry production and productivity related to animal feeds and feeding, breeds and breeding, animal health management, poultry housing, and waste management.
- Prepare and edit reports, manuals, and guidelines for animal health and animal feed.
Supervisory:
N/A
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health, Livestock feed, or related area.
- Five years' experience in animal health/husbandry practitioner in the poultry/livestock sector in the public or private sector.
- Experience developing training curricula and materials.
- Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.
- Ability to work with wide range of individuals in the public and private sectors.
- Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Poultry feeds, feed formulation, additives and concentrates, and lead on poultry health, vaccinations, treatment, and biosecurity
Physical and Mental Requirements
- The physical requirements that may be needed to execute responsibilities may include bending, standing, and walking
- The mental requirements that are essential to satisfactorily executing the responsibilities outlined in this job description include, but not limited to: learning new tasks, comprehending, and retaining information, completing tasks independently, effectively communicating verbally and in writing, demonstrating proficiency in using computer software to perform assigned tasks.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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