KTDA Management Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of
KTDA Holdings Ltd. and is a key player in the tea industry providing management
services to the smallholder tea sub-sector for the efficient production,
processing and marketing of quality teas.
Senior Manager Agriculture
One (1) position
The Role
The Role
Reporting to the GM - Operations, the successful candidate will
be responsible for formulating and overseeing the implementation of
agricultural strategies, policies and procedures
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring
timely availability of agricultural inputs and continuous improvement of
green leaf yield
- Establishing
tea management systems and procedures
- Ensuring
effective management of crops as per plans and strategies
- Identification
and replanting of moribund tea
- Ensuring
good agricultural practices for improved yield in tea (plucking, pruning
and fertilizer application)
- Driving
establishment of central nurseries in the factories and tea
infilling program
- Ensuring
adoption and embedding the Farmer Field Schools extension methodology
- Rolling
out the Farm Management Services model
- Embedding
sustainable and environmental friendly practices in tea farming
- Spearheading
relevant certifications
- Staff
supervision and mentoring
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies:-
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies:-
- Bachelor
of Science -Agriculture
- Post
graduate Dip in Management or its equivalent
- Ten
(10) years experience in management, 5 of which should have been at a
senior management level.
- Strong
management and negotiation skills
- Computer
literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applications
- Leadership
skills
- Excellent
planning and organization skills
- Ability
to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
If you fulfill the above requirements and wish to be considered,
please write to us enclosing your detailed CV to reach the undersigned not
later than 8th February 2013.
The Group General Manager – Human Resources & Administration
Kenya Tea Development Agency/Holdings Ltd
P.O. Box 30213 - 00100
Nairobi
The Group General Manager – Human Resources & Administration
Kenya Tea Development Agency/Holdings Ltd
P.O. Box 30213 - 00100
Nairobi
Email: recruitment@ktdateas.com