Job Title: Senior Horticulturalist
Location: Tanzania, at the firm site
Salary: 1400 - 1500 USD + Local cash of 400,000 TZS per month
Other Benefits: Basic Accommodation
Our client is an organization focused on unlocking the Agricultural potential in East Africa.
Their main focus is to help small and marginal farmers to realize a steady income through their different models.
Job Purpose: The
Senior Horticulturalist will focus on the technical side as well the
managerial side of the farm management while planning and executing
management of farm activities.
Key Objectives:
Commercial organic fruit
and vegetable crops or spices farming (crops like chili, ginger etc)
conforming to US NOP / EU / JAS / Demeter standards or fair trade (or
fair-for-life) standards
OR
Commercial conventional
farming for fruit and vegetable crops or spices conforming to Global GAP
system (controlled agriculture) in open fields or green house
cultivation
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Train farmers to grow profitable crops in greenhouses
- Gather data necessary to monitor project
- Provide regular progress reports to Management Committee
- Arrange for the procurement of materials needed by the project
- Assist with the marketing of the crops
- Handling and Maintaining of irrigation systems
- Be responsible for the application of alternate origin fertilizers
- Be responsible for the implementation of the Internal Control Systems
Qualifications & Skill sets required
- A degree in horticulture from a recognized university
- Must have at least 5 years of experience in the same position
- Good hands on experience in fruit and vegetable farming – pest scouting / disease identification / remedial measures
- Compilation of Package of Practices and Cost of Cultivation
- Experience in protected agriculture – green house or tunnel house
- Experience in handling and maintenance of irrigation systems - preferably large systems > 100 acres
- Good exposure in organic farming, should have implemented ICS ( internal control system ) and lead successful certification for at least 2 to 3 years as per US NOP / EU / JAS / Demeter standards
- If not into organic farming, then Global GAP experience is a must, should have implemented on a large scale farm leading to successful certification
- Knowledge in selection and application of alternate origin fertilizers – microbial fertilizers, natural enzymes, bio-dynamic fertilizers, processing green compost / vermicompost
If you are up to the
challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please
send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Senior
Horticulturalist) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Friday
12th June, 2015
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands
(Next to Unga House)
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