Archive for 'Agriculture and Agribusiness'
Farm Manager Job in Naivasha
Our client, dealing in dairy and beef farming is looking to hire a Farm Manager reporting to the Managing Director. The main responsibility of this role is to ensure that the farms are operating at full capacity at all times.
The Primary Duties of this role will include:
- Overall farm management and administration
- Planning and supervision of all farm operations.
- Budgeting and expenditure control.
- Making and forwarding all reports concerning the farm e.g. Monthly reports, weekly reports, accident reports etc.
- Training, demonstrating and guiding on various farm operations.
- Ensuring security accountability and good custody of company assets, information and resources.
- Carrying out experiments at the farm level.
Posted: March 23rd, 2011 under Agriculture and Agribusiness.
Comments: none
Farm Managers Jobs in Kenya
Farm Managers
2 Positions
Based in Thika
Our client, a major producer and exporter of raw, processed and value added agricultural produce is looking to hire a Farm Manager reporting to the Managing Director. The main responsibility of this role is to ensure that the farms are operating at full capacity at all times.
The Primary Duties of this role will include:
- Overall farm management and administration
- Planning and supervision of all farm operations.
- Budgeting and expenditure control.
- Making and forwarding all reports concerning the farm e.g. Monthly reports, weekly reports, accident reports etc.
- Training, demonstrating and guiding on various farm operations.
Posted: March 23rd, 2011 under Agriculture and Agribusiness.
Comments: none
FAO Project Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya
Vacancy Announcement no. 001/11
Position title: Project Assistant
Contract type: NPP
Location: Nairobi
Duration: 9mnths ext
The project assistant provides operational support to all project activities of the Representation and will work under the general guidance of the FAOR Kenya and the direct supervision of the Assistant FAOR (Programme), Assistant FAOR (Admin)the TCE focal point (for TCE projects) and the project coordinator with full collaboration with all relevant partners.
The Project Assistant will provide programme support functions in the following areas:
- Assist identifying procurement needs and compilation of specification requirements for procurement of materials, goods equipment; and services as per the FAO guidelines.
Posted: March 18th, 2011 under Agriculture and Agribusiness, NGO and UN Jobs, Project and Programme Management.
Comments: none
Norfund Investment Director (Agribusiness, Industrial Partnerships) Job Vacancy
Summary:
Norfund has a portfolio of agribusiness investments of 40M USD, mainly in green field Agriculture, and plan to increase this. The investment Director Agribusiness will report directly to the Head of department Industrial Partnerships (HOD); the key role will be to implement Norfund’s strategy in the sector together with Head of Department and work with individual investments in the sector.
Norfund is recruiting an Investment Director (Agribusiness, Industrial Partnerships) who’s main job purpose will be to implement Norfund’s strategy in Agribusiness in Africa, Maintain and develop Norfund’s network in the agribusiness sector in Southern and Eastern Africa, to source, execute analyse, structure, negotiate, manage, exit on new and existing agribusiness deals and contribute to maximise returns and secure high developmental impact, and support other teams within Norfund on agribusiness as needed.
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Posted: March 17th, 2011 under Accounting and Finance, Agriculture and Agribusiness, Economics and Statistics, NGO and UN Jobs.
Comments: none
ICRC Agronomist Field Officer Career Opportunity
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation with
the exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to
provide them with assistance.
It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International
Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles. The ICRC’s Somalia Delegation in Nairobi implements the
institution’s humanitarian activities in Somalia.
Agronomist Field Officer – Ecosec Department
The ICRC Somalia Delegation in Nairobi is seeking for an experienced and highly motivated person to fill the above
mentioned position.
Job Profile:
The Agronomist Field Officer forms part of the team working under the supervision of the EcoSec Coordinator.
Read more on ICRC Agronomist Field Officer Career Opportunity…
Posted: March 17th, 2011 under Agriculture and Agribusiness, NGO and UN Jobs.
Comments: none

