Overview

One of our clients, a large Commercial Cattle Farming Business in Zambia, seeks to employ the services of an enthusiastic & progressive manager for their business to hands-on manage, oversee and co-ordinate the cattle operations.

Education/Qualifications
• Must have a Tertiary qualification in Agriculture; Animal husbandry and/or similar farming management qualification.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience
• The ideal candidate would have sound knowledge of Breeding Cattle. Any experience with Stud Bonsmara cattle will be an advantage.
• Administrative, financial and project or operational management experience.
• Extensive farming experience; Minimum ten years’ cattle farming experience. Growing up on a commercial farm may contribute to “work experience” in farming
• Additional experience/knowledge/qualification in cropping will be advantageous.
• Minimum five years of managerial/leadership experience leading a team of >40 people
• Strong MS Office knowledge. Computer skills & the ability to maintain computer records of the herd are essential. Experienced with Cattle management programs will be advantageous.
• A Valid Zambian recognised driver’s licence and able to drive a motorbike

Personal Attributes
• Proactive and resilient individual with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Physically Strong and Healthy individual whose health and character is able to peruse a farming career in the long, very hot and demanding outdoors
• Strong people and leadership skills.
• Understanding of working together as a team to achieve the organizations overall best interests.
• Highly organised, detail orientated multitasker with strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong communication skills and command of spoken and written English
• Strong communication skills in an additional Southern Province language preferably Tonga.

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RESPONSIBILITIES
• Administration
• Ordering of inputs
• Labour – allocation of work & manage up to 70 staff
• Allocation of feed rations, feed distribution & recording of stocks
• All cattle activities including medical treatments, weighing, branding, tagging etc
• Maintain good records on a computerized recording program
• Irrigated pasture management & ranch grazing systems
• Farm mapping, monitor grazing availability
• Maintain & improve water reticulation systems
• Guide a team building new fences as well as R & M on existing fences
• Maintain & improve on the existing handling facilities
• Attend weekly management meetings
• Produce monthly reports
• Flexible to assist in other departments
• A hands-on, out there on the ranch approach to accomplishing the above tasks
• You will be expected to cooperate with fellow managers in the different sections of the company & be part of a strong management team to promote the whole business, covering & standing in for fellow managers should the need arise.

STAFF MANAGEMENT
• Leadership of the cattle operations team, ensuring training, mentoring and resourcing occurs with a focus on strengthening capacity to effectively achieve operational targets.
• Oversee the induction of new staff, monitor employee performance and conduct Performance Appraisals.
• Assessing the current staffing levels, selecting appropriate staffing to ensure balance between best farm productivity output and staffing cost input, namely not over staffed.
• Lead regular operational meetings.
• Record keeping of hours, overtime, annual leave, sick leave etc.

OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Improve operational systems, processes and policies in support of the section’s objectives.
• Maintain high standards throughout the operation
• Ensure all regular & routine activities including medical treatments, dipping, weighing, branding, tagging, fencing etc are diligently completed, always at a standard of excellence.
• Maintain facilities in excellent working order.
• Must be able to account for Stock counts and shortages both in livestock and consumables.

If you match the above jobs description and are interested, you can send your CV to Sara Lough [email protected]
Closing date for this role is 1st April 2020