Deliver, implement and evaluate the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative on-farm
sustainability, animal care and workforce development programs on member farms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct FARM Animal Care Evaluations, FARM Environmental Stewardship Assessments and FARM Workforce Development Assessments
• Follow-up on any MCAPs or CIPs that are in place – document follow-up visits and improvements in Salesforce
• Develop FARM follow-up letters after the initial visits and evaluations
• Organize training for member farms in cooperation with animal welfare experts, veterinarians, land grant universities and others.
• Identify best practices across member farms and help to accelerate the adoption of best practices on member farms.
• Work with other Member Services Staff to ensure a consistent message to the membership.
• Assist in identifying farms that can host customers for farm tours and assist in the farm tours
• Conduct Nutrient Management and Conservation Plans Implementation and Assessments
• Conduct Dairy Image Evaluations
• Expand conservation compliance program across MDVA – identify funding for all farms to improve environmental footprint.
• Assess risks that may be discovered on some operations and provide the opportunity for a proactive approach to develop a continuous improvement plan or path forward
• Assess the implementation of the MDVA SOP packet and identify areas that need to be improved and other resources that MDVA can develop to assist our membership in meeting the marketplace expectations.
• Implement the FARM program with the highest level of integrity. Best practice is that evaluators do not have a prior or extensive relationship with a dairy to eliminate bias.
• Collect data on farm that is quantifiable and aggregated and easily communicated to customers.
• Develop innovative programs that show the “local” brand to the end consumer
• Performs other duties as assigned.

TRAVEL

• Must be able to set up a home office, within our cooperative footprint, traveling to the corporate office in Reston, VA as needed.
• Will also travel to meetings, events, and as necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Up to 50% travel with some overnight travel required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The skills and abilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.), in animal science, dairy science, agriculture economics, food science, environmental science, public relations, business or project management:
• And five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must have a strong background in working with a multidisciplinary group of professionals and industry representatives.
• Able to bring consensus to group decision making.
• Able to set future direction in organizational planning by effectively communicating new/current plans to staff and industry stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage time and multiple projects in a demanding team environment.
• Willing and able to travel as required (50%).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common professional journals, financial reports, legal documents and trade publications.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community as well as co-op members and consumers.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from top management, public groups, and boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to present quantitative data utilizing an electronic spreadsheet calculation.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• FARM evaluator credentials preferred, with FARM Train the Trainer certification strongly encouraged.
• If applicant does not have FARM evaluator credentials and FARM Train the Trainer certification it will be completed within 3 months of the start date.
• Valid driver's license required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Type: Full-time

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