Jobs at Moshi Kilimanjaro

Administrative Farm Manager

Location: Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Gross salary: Competitive and depending on experience

Contract Type: Fixed Term renewable contract

Ref: KPL/HR/011

Who we are:

Kilimanjaro Plantation was established in 2000and is now one of East Africa’s largest coffee farms located above Moshi, on the southern slope of Kilimanjaro Mountain. It is recognized for growing and producing excellent Arabica Coffee for export thereby being one of the most modern coffee farms in Tanzania. We have 220 permanent employees and approximately 1000seasonal workers. For further information please visit our website: www.kili-plantation.com

We are currently looking for a dynamic, qualified and motivated Farm Manager with a passion for the job to join our team.

Tasks and responsibilities:

In this role you will report to the Farm Director and your responsibilities will comprise of the following:

Be in charge of the administrational overall management of all agricultural and maintenance activities on the farm in cooperation with the Field Operations Manager, reporting to the Farm Director

Oversee all aspects of the coffee production.

Planning and controlling finances of the coffee production to maintain farm progress whilst considering budget parameters.

Ensure that at any time all operational practices are carried out with company adopted international standards such as UTZ Certification, ILO Guidelines, Tanzania Labour laws and any that would come on board.

Follow up timelines and tasks of the Farm Team in cooperation with the Field Operations Manager.

To liaise and cooperate with any departmental head for inter-departmental activities that needs team work.

Planning activities for staff, mentoring and monitoring them

Maintaining a knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them

To conduct/ undertake any additional tasks that the Farm Director may assigs to you from time to time.

Skills:

A candidate envisaged for this role will have the following skills:

Result orientated, takes initiative, highly self-motivated and eager to work

Good agricultural and coffee farming understanding and experiences

Being a hands-on person and acting as part of the team

Good planning and problem-solving ability

Good communication and organisational skills in a hectic environment

Basic administration and computer skills

Be a qualified holder of a valid and clean driving license (cars and motorbikes)

Language: Swahili and basic English skills would be an advantage

Experience:

A candidate envisaged for this role will have:

Education:An agricultural science/management Bachelor’s Degree

Work Experience:at least 5 years work experiences on a farm

2-3 years’experiences in developing and leading a team

Good understanding of coffee farming is a plus

Apply Online Through

Email:: career@kili-plantation.com

If you are interested and believe you qualify for this role, please submit your application (CV and letter of application as well as two references)  by the 20 February 2017. Unfortunately, only successful applicants will be contacted.