Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 02 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose Of The Job:
Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of a farm, ensuring efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

Responsibilities:
1. Crop Management: Planning, planting, irrigating, fertilizing, and harvesting crops.
2. Livestock Management: Overseeing animal health, nutrition, breeding and welfare.
3. Budgeting and Financial Management: Managing expenses, revenues, and cash flow.
4. Staff Supervision: Hiring, training, and supervising farm workers and other staff members.
5. Equipment Maintenance: Ensuring tractors, tools and other equipment are in good working condition.
6. Land Management: Maintain soil health, controlling pests and diseases, and implementing conservation practices.
7. Marketing and Sales: Identifying markets, pricing products, and negotiating sales.
8. Regulatory Compliance: Adhering to laws, regulations and industry standards related to farming practices, environmental impact, and worker safety.
9. Record Keeping: Accurately documenting farm activities finances, and productivity.
10. Strategic Planning: Setting goals, analyzing data and making informed decisions to improve farm performance.
11. Supply Chain Management: Sourcing inputs, managing inventory, and logistics.
12. Risk Management: Mitigating risks related to weather, disease, market fluctuations, and other factors.
13. Any other duties assigned to you.

Qualifications And Relevant Skills:
Grade twelve certificate
Diploma in Agriculture
Minimum of 2 years’ work experience.

Other Skills And Attributes
Ability to work under stressful environment
Must be computer literate
Good interpersonal skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
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• The Successful applicant will be required to take up the appointment immediately. Women and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Applications together with certified copies of relevant qualifications, curriculum vitae with three traceable referees and a day time contact number, should be submitted by Monday 2nd September, 2024 to the undersigned;
• The Director General,
Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities
P.O. Box 50073
LUSAKA.
or cc Head.Office@zapd.org.zm 

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