The Farm Manager is required:

The role is responsible for Monitoring, coordinating, planning, organization, supervision and administration of activities on farm estates in support of the achievement of business objectives.

KEY OUTPUTS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Plan finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters.
• Ensuring that the farm is profitable and meets projected financial targets.
• Undertake practical activities, such as driving tractors, operating machinery, feeding livestock or spraying fields.
• Facilitating the supplies, such as fertilizer and seeds.
• Oversees the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment
• Maintain and monitor the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops
• Understand the implications of the weather and make contingency plans
• Maintain and keeping an up-to-date knowledge of pests & diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them
• Apply health and safety standards across the farm estate
• Organizing sales and purchases of livestock, farm equipment, crops and agricultural products
• Handling paperwork and keeping administrative records
• Recruiting, training/instructing and supervising farm workers
• Making sure that work progresses satisfactorily
• Ensuring compliance with government regulations and health and safety standards
• Organizing maintenance/repair of farm property, equipment and machinery.

JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING

•  Agile in thinking and nimble in decision making
• Adept at discerning and balancing the most important priorities (simplifies complexity)
• Simplifies the decision-making process for self and others
• Efficiently applies rigor and operating discipline to ensure decisions are made on a timely basis
• Applies a broad base of knowledge and experience to solve complex issues
• Proven ability to foresee and take action against potential risks to the business/system as a whole

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL

• Manage and drive the farm performance measurement requirements.

Reports to : General Manager

Location : Daramalo Plant

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum requirement:

•  MSC/BSC Degree in Plant Science, Crop Protection, Agricultural Economics and Environmental Management.

Experience:

•  Eight years of private commercial farming work experience.  for MSC and ten years for BSC from which four years of work experience in team leadership

COMPETENCIES

• Administration
• Assertiveness
• Compliance, Governance and Ethics
• Detailed focused
• Problem solving and analysis
• Self-discipline
• Self-motivated
• Team player
• Communicate professionally
• Pro-actively encourage participation, problem-solving and idea-sharing in team meetings.
• Develop self-awareness