Job Title: Field and Technical Managers
Industry: Agribusiness
Location: Various part of Kenya
Gross Salary: Kshs 80k – 100k
Our client is an agricultural enterprise involved in the growing, contracting and exporting of fresh fruits, and vegetables and largely working with small-holder farmers in the country.
They seek to hire a Field and Technical Manager who will be responsible for overseeing and management of the avocado, passion fruit, mangos, and vegetables out growers and the company’s farm operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Overall supervision of agronomists, farm supervisors and other field workers by providing proper leadership, guidance, and control in order to have an effective field operation.
- The employee will have a leading role in implementing the company’s ongoing and proposed projects amongst the farmer’s schemes e.g. permaculture, living wages, Living Incomes and agroforestry.
- Increase fruit production and quality by among other intervention measures ensuring proper adoption of agreed farming practices amongst the growers notably pests and diseases management.
- Equip producers with knowledge, awareness of organic farming principles, better avocado orchard management and certifications for organic, GlobalGap, Fairtrade and SMETA, through farmer training and other relevant instruments.
- Develop production protocols for commercialized crops.
- Oversee the company’s passion fruit growing and other proposed projects.
- Communicate effectively about the company’s farmer development model, plans etc. to farmers, project stakeholders and the wider public to advance its vision and mission.
Requirements
- A minimum degree in BSC Crops, Agriculture or Horticulture.
- 3- 5 years of experience working with small-holder farmers in commercial-oriented schemes or a large-scale farm enterprise is necessary.
- Conversant or working experience with either GlobalGap/Grasp or EU organic standards in a busy farming environment.
- Demonstrable agronomic skills in fruit orchard management especially avocados and passion fruits.
- Abilities to train farmers and peers and disseminate good agricultural practices and adoption thereof with emphasis on environmental sound practice.
- Abilities to use MS office suite.
- A highly organized individual with minimum supervision.
- Demonstrable creativity and a strategic thinker.
- Good leadership and managerial skills are a requisite.
- Goal achievement orientation and self-starter.
- Passion for social-economic impact amongst poor producers.
- A valid driving license.
The job will entail intensive travel to the growing sites
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Field and Technical Manager – Agribusiness) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 1st October 2022.