Farm Manager
Are you results driven? Do you have what it takes to drive commercial farm growth initiatives?
Our client, a
well-established State Corporation is seeking to recruit a Farm Manager
with hands on experience in planning and managing commercial farm
operations from production, marketing and logistics to managing staff in
a strong union environment.
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
