Field Supervisor
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Position Summary:
To mobilize, develop, train and
support farmers and to manage nursery programs, supervise buying activities and develop community relations in order to maximize
profitability of operations both for the farmers and for the company.
Responsibilities:
- To meet with farmers
on a regular basis in order to sensitize them of the benefits of growing whilst, at the same time, training farmers in good agricultural, harvesting and post harvesting practice.
- Manage the seed
distribution and nursery programs, to
ensure that adequate quantities of seedlings are cost effectively produced and
supplied to farmers to meet farmer demand for seedlings.
- To supervise Field
Assistants and review and determine the best activities and plans for them as
well as training and performance review as appropriate.
- To supervise the activities
of buying agents to ensure that buying agents comply with flower purchasing
procedures and that quality is maximized by the strict adherence to
quality standards when buying flowers.
- To meet with local
government and village officials to promote farming and to ensure
government support for farmers.
- To prepare weekly and
monthly written field operation plans.
- To prepare weekly
summary report for management.
- To prepare monthly
reports in respect of farming activities.
- To continuously
improve crop husbandry techniques in order to maximize yield and quality.
- To arrange and
coordinate transport for collection as required.
- prepare activity
budgets, as necessary for management approval.
Requirements
Knowledge and Experience
- An
undergraduate degree in agriculture/agronomy.
- Experience
in supporting smallholder farmers and promoting good agricultural practices.
- Good
communication, (written & verbal) and networking skills.
- Horticultural
experience would be an added advantage.
- Swahili and English –Fluent - written/spoken.