Farm Manager at Esther Obiakor Farms

Esther Obiakor Farms, an agro-business company is looking for qualified and motivated candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Farm Manager

Location: Gwagwalada, Abuja (FCT)
Job Commencement Date: As Early as 4th November, 2022

Job Description

• We are looking for a qualified and motivated Farm Manager to spear-head farming of a 150-hectare farmland in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT, Nigeria

Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Ensuring good corporate governance, compliance and adherence to international best practices.
• Preparing plans and schedules for planting and harvesting and ensuring high productivity and profitability.
• Supervision of staff to ensure discipline, productivity and profitability.
• Visiting the different divisions to inspect crops, and also supervise performance tests on soil and solar powered water irrigation system.
• Ensuring quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.
• Being proactive in crop disease and pest infestation management.
• Handling the marketing and sale of farm products.
• Ensuring all staff adhere to health and safety regulations.
• Assisting with the recruitment and training of staff
• Collaborating with management to prepare budgets, financial projections and reports.
• Building professional networks and keeping abreast of developments in agricultural sector.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree (First Class or Second Class Upper preferred) in any Agriculture related course, Crop Science / Agronomy, Plant Breeding or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years post NYSC experience in a farming-related field (experience in Soybean and maize farming preferred).
• A passion for farming.
• Minimum of 5 years management experience preferred.
• Plant breeding and seed production experience preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, critical thinking skills and high emotional intelligence is an absolute requirement.
• Ability to work effectively and productively under pressure.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Remuneration
The salary is highly competitive with productivity and profit-sharing incentives.

Application Closing Date
21st October, 2022.

Method of Applications
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.