JobnetAfrica Recruitment 2016

Our client is a well-established company specialized in agricultural businesses throughout the west of Africa. For one of their projects in rice they are looking for a

Job Description

Job Title: Farm Manager.

Job Purpose:

To oversee the day-to-day running of 2.500 ha existing rice farm in the North East of Ghana.
Reports To: CEO in Accra
Team size: 80 people

Responsibilities:
* Day to day management of the farm
* Forecasts
* Workshop management
* Land development
* Inputs, yield optimization
* Improvement processes
* Implement and maintain SOP’s
* Quality of products
* HR and training programs, lifting the level in-house
* Make sure all facilitating departments are working optimal

Requirements:

*Minimum Qualification and Experience
* A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture
* At least 5 years of work experience as a farm manager, preferably in Rice
* African working experience an advantage, not a must
* Good understanding of and experience in production planning and distribution management
* Experienced in process management and optimization
* Experience in HR management (performance evaluation, remuneration, promotions)
* Excels at networking and building strong relationships at senior levels in the government and governmental institutions
* Strong in communication, interacting with key clients, guiding his team, networking with governmental bodies and reporting to stakeholders.
* Ability to think strategically, plan, implement and deliver outcomes
* Superior negotiation skills and ability to convince and make a point to his peers

Package offers
* Salary ranges from USD4.000 – USD5.000 nett, depending on your experience
* Local allowance
* Performance based bonus
* Visa, housing, transport, tickets, international insurance arranged and paid for
* Located in the South-East part of Ghana, 1 hr from Tema, 1.5 hr from Accra
* Long term position 3-5 years
* Start date a.s.a.p.