Agronomist / Farm Manager Job Vacancy in Kenya

Position Title: Agronomist / Farm Manager

Industry: Agriculture

Gross Salary: Competitive

We are urgently searching for an Agronomist/farm manager with a good business sense for our horticultural farm.

His/her responsibilities will include monitoring staff, crops, and livestock, purchasing supplies, preparing budgets and reports, and ensuring maximum profit.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyzing existing operations, crops, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements.
• Preparing plans and schedules for planting and harvesting.
• Ensuring staff understands expectations.
• Visiting the different divisions to inspect crops and livestock, and also perform tests on soil and water.
• Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are optimally used and regularly restocked.
• Scheduling repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery.
• Handling the marketing and sale of products produced on the farm.
• Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.
• Assisting with the recruitment and training of new staff members.
• Maintain and monitor the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops.
• Monitor animal health and welfare, including liaising with Government vets.
• Maintain knowledge of pests, and diseases, understanding how they spread and how to treat them.
• Apply health and safety standards across the farm estate
• Visiting different divisions to inspect crops, and livestock and also perform tests on soil and water.
• Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked
• Preparing budgets and financial reports.
• Advise the Directors accordingly.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in an agriculture-related field, Agronomist or equivalent.
• A business management qualification will be a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of extensive experience in managing a large horticulture and livestock farm.
• Strong general management, staff management, and demonstrated leadership skills,
• Be able to properly manage teams and employees within a difficult environment
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills.
• Report writing skills.

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV and application letter only quoting the job title on the email subject (Agronomist/Farm Manager) to hr@matharaholdings.com before 17th June 2022.