Farm Manager (m/f)

Description

• As the Farm Manager, you will manage a demonstration farm in Northern Mozambique. You will disseminate agriculture best practices with commercial farmers, services providers, processors, retailers, and smallholder farmers in Northern Mozambique. The candidate is ideally located in Nampula

Duties

• Plan finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters
• Undertake practical activities, such as driving tractors, operating machinery, feeding livestock or spraying fields
• Market the farm's products
• Buy supplies, such as fertilizer and seeds
• Arrange the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment
• Plan activities for trainee staff, mentoring and monitoring them
• Maintain and monitor the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops
• Understand the implications of the weather and make contingency plans
• Make sure products are ready for deadlines, such as auctions and markets
• Ensure that farm activities comply with government regulations
• Monitor animal health and welfare, including liaising with vets
• Maintain knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them
• Apply health and safety standards across the farm estate
• Protect the environment and maintaining biodiversity
• Keep financial records up to date
• Apply for funding - if appropriate

Requisites

• Previous hands-on farming experience and technical knowledge are as important as academic qualifications, and some employers may appoint you based on your experience alone. However, a degree is greatly valued, and most farm managers hold at least a degree in agriculture or a related subject such as: agricultural engineering, crop management, farm business management, horticulture
• Knowledge of food production and an awareness of customer demand, food standards and sustainability
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Supervisory skills and management ability
• Numerical aptitude
• Larger-scale business awareness
• Marketing skills
• Negotiation skills
• Genuine commitment to farming
• IT skills
• Good understanding of modern farming methods
• Commitment to animal welfare
• Understanding of the ways in which farming impacts the environment
• Knowledge of local language/Products/Markets

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted