Senior Area Manager - Southland

Progressing a positive future for New Zealand dairy farming

We are full of people who have a passion for doing good and creating positive change. We leverage our collective strength by bringing the dairy sector together, helping farmers build more sustainable, profitable and resilient farm businesses, because a strong dairy sector means a strong New Zealand. 

Your opportunity  

Based out of our Invercargill office, this position is an essential part of our regional team working with dairy farmers, partners, and stakeholders to deliver the required elements of the DairyNZ strategic programmes. The role provides technical leadership and expertise in farm systems and plays a critical part in maintaining a strong and influential presence with dairy farming communities, local industry partners and stakeholders providing leadership and enabling partnerships. A key focus of this role will be supporting the Regional Manager in the operational management and leadership of a regional team delivering and/or facilitating the delivery of the DairyNZ strategic programmes within the region.

Reporting to the Lower South Island Regional Manager, alongside your team you will work with the farmers, stakeholders and partners to deliver a regional plan based on our programmes, including:

• Leadership through strong delivery and role modelling
• Support farmers to improve farming practices using farm systems lens
• Large event delivery and organisation 
• Facilitation of events 
• Stakeholder engagement and management 
• Understand farmer needs and referral to industry partners 

About you 

You will have a passion for doing good, getting to the heart of scientific facts and creating real-world solutions, ideally holding a degree in Agriculture, Commerce or Science. As a team player and the area expert in our team, you will display a high degree of integrity and professionalism while bringing a sense of fun and energy to the role.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Practical New Zealand dairy farming experience
• Experience in agribusiness sales, or in adoption/extension 
• Experience in delivering solutions to achieve practice change 
• Farm Systems knowledge and can support farmers to ‘connect the dots’ 
• Already established strong relationships with farmers 
• Proven ability to build effective networks and relationships
• High level ability in facilitation, communication and presentation 
• Ability to travel within the Southland region 
• High energy and passion for our sector

Sound good to you? Come join our team who together, are making a difference.

Check out the full position description here to read more detail. Applications close Monday 1st July 2024, 11.55pm.