Volta is recruiting a Farm Manager, to be based in Gaza.
Duties
- Implementation and oversight of a 1,000 hectare farming operation in Gaza province
- Candidate must be able to use MS Office software to put together farm plans, budgets, and implementation plans
- Reporting to MD and board
- Strategic farm planning (new crop trials, crop rotation and discontinuing of crops, projected crop yields, labour requirements and crop feasibility studies)
- Financial and business planning (forecasting required expenditure/operational costs) in conjunction with MD, management team and directors
- Managing farm operations to tight weekly and monthly budgets
- Analyzing crop yields, operational costs to meet financial targets
- Ensuring that deadlines and quality standards are met within set budgets
- Oversight of soil reports and environmental studies to determine preferred planting programs and optimal yields
- Ensuring compliance with local food and health regulations and buyer quality standards
- Recruiting and training farm labor
- Irrigation planning and implementation (along with irrigation engineer)
- Overseeing land preparation, crop planting, maintenance of crops including weed/pest/disease control programs, harvesting, storage and delivery
- Equipment sourcing (leasing and buying) and maintenance
- Negotiating contracts with buyers and suppliers and marketing campaigns
- Security maintenance on farm
- Sourcing input materials (fertilizer, fertilizer pesticides etc…)
Requisites
- Preference for candidates with degrees/HNDs in horticulture, agriculture, soil/earth sciences, environmental science or crop/plant science
- Strong commercial awareness, problem solving, communication and team working skills
- Strong horticultural /agronomy/soil /seed knowledge
- Strong entrepreneurial and interpersonal skills
- Strong marketing skills
- Expected to have strong networking skills and provide good candidates for roles within the farm
- Expected to be able to present and interact with suppliers, buyers and banks
- A full driving license
- Languages: Portuguese, English and Changani beneficial
- IT: Intermediary Microsoft Skills in Word, Excel, Accounting Software and PowerPoint
- 5 years commercial farming experience as a farm manager
- Experience farming over 200ha of commercial maize
- Experience of farming fruit and vegetable crops and other cereal crops including potatoes
- Experience of managing a workforce of over 50 workers
- All candidates must be physically fit and capable of working well under the pressure and meeting tight deadlines
Notes
- Only short listed applicants will be contacted
- Kindly reference the source of this job post: emprego.co.mz
How to Apply
1. Documentation
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
2. Application