Farm Manager
Are you results driven? Do you have what it takes to drive commercial farm growth initiatives?
The successful candidate will develop & implement medium and
long -term growth strategies and ensure that the farm delivers the expected
annual turnover and production targets.
She/he must be willing to work in Tana River and Turkana Counties with extensive travelling to other parts of Kenya.
Specifically, she/he will;
- Ensure
the overall farm management and set targets are achieved as per business
plan
- Design
and implement farm policies, processes and procedures while maximizing on
leveraged resources
- Meet
the Production Quality standards and guidelines
- Build
staff capacity through training and motivating staff to achieve higher
productivity
- Identify,
implement and benchmark best practices in Farm and Crop management
- Ensure
prompt and regular reporting and communicating on farm performance
- Ensure
safety and security of all assets and employees within the farms.
Key Qualification, Experience & Skills
- A
Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness Management,
Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering from a recognized
university;
- Master
degree in the above fields or Business field will be a definite advantage;
- At
least three (3) years of experience at management level in large-scale
agriculture;
- Experience
in commercial farming in a highly mechanized irrigated agriculture
environment is desirable;
- Strong
business acumen, people management and report writing skills.
- Marketing
and crop experience
- Computer
literate
Agricultural Officer
- Responsible
to the Head of Division, the Successful candidate will plan and implement
cropping programmes; mobilize, sensitize and train farmers, staff and stakeholders
on relevant agronomic practices and issues;
- undertake
specific agricultural based trials; investigate, collect and analyze data
and prepare reports;
- participate
in monitoring and evaluation of agricultural programmes;
- participate
in project identification, planning and implementation;
- pursue
strategic linkages with various institutions/farmer organizations and
commercially manage identified agricultural enterprise.
- She/he
must be willing to work in Tana River and Turkana Counties with extensive
travelling to other parts of Kenya.
Key Qualification, Experience & Skills
- Bachelor
of Science in Agriculture from a recognized university
- Demonstrated
ability and commitment to work and give results with minimum supervision
- Computer
literate
How to Apply
If you believe you are the right candidate, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, current and expected remuneration, e-mail and telephone contacts, to reach us not later than April 5th, 2013 and addressed to: recruit@maxworthassociates.com
