Integrated Farm Manager at SENCE Nigeria

Description

Summary: This position includes planning strategies for maximum yield, organizing farm administration, working machinery, organizing associated businesses and managing staff.

The responsibilities of this position includes but not limited to the following:

• Planning finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters
• Performing administrative duties such as;

• Arranging the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment
• Buying supplies, such as fertilizers and seeds
• Engaging in practical activities such as driving tractors, operating machinery, feeding livestock, spraying fields/ managing staff who perform these tasks
• Marketing the farm's products
• Planning activities for trainee staff, mentoring and monitoring them
• Maintaining and monitoring the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops
• Understanding the implications of the weather and making contingency plans
• Making sure products are ready for deadlines, such as auctions and markets
• Ensuring current government regulations concerning farm activities are complied with
• Ensuring that farm activities comply with government regulations
• Monitoring animal health and welfare, including liaising with vets
• Maintaining a knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them
• Applying health and safety standards across the farm estate
• Protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity
• Keeping financial records up to date.
• Performing any other task as may be assigned by the farm ownerRequirements

Skills and Abilities

• Good understanding of Agricultural practices
• Knowledge of modern farming methods
• Organizational and time management skills

• Ability to work under pressure;
• Supervisory skills and management ability;
• Willingness to be outside in all weathers and patience to undertake all sorts of practical, sometimes repetitive jobs
• Self-motivation and the ability to motivate others
• Larger-scale business awareness
• Marketing skills
• Negotiation skills
• Genuine commitment to farming
• IT skills
• Good technical knowledge.

Experience and Qualification

• Previous hands-on farming experience and technical knowledge.
• Minimum of 4 years experience as a farm manager
• At least a degree or HND degree in agriculture or a related subject such as agricultural engineering, crop management, farm business management, horticulture etc