Amatheon Agri NGO Careers – Assistant Farm Manager

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Organization: Amatheon
Agri Uganda
Duty Station:  Nwoya,
Uganda
About Us:
Amatheon Agri Uganda is part of
Amatheon Agri Holding N.V., a German agribusiness and farming company,
developing and operating sustainable projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Amatheon
Agri Uganda is currently developing a new commercial farming operation in
Northern Uganda for which it will need experienced staff to support the set up
during the first agricultural season. Amatheon aims to create shareholder value
and increased food production through the development of new large scale
agriculture operations, the application of state-of-the-art farming techniques
and vertical integration across the agricultural value chain.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Actively
    support in the set-up of an agricultural production from Greenfield Level
  • Assist
    in the Development and Preparation of currently unused land for farming
    purposes
  • Support
    in planting of first crops in cooperation with local staff and Management
  • Uphold
    Farm administration practices, employee relations and welfare and keep a
    motivated workforce. 
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    candidate should hold a good university degree in Agricultural Business,
    Crop
  • Science,
    Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering or a related field.
  • Post
    graduate qualifications in Agriculture Engineering related field is an
    added advantage
  • Excellent
    knowledge and use of modern agricultural machinery is a must.
  • At
    least three to five years’ hands-on extensive agricultural experience.
  • Should
    be able to work long hours with minimum supervision in a challenging
    setup.
  • Excellent
    command of both spoken and written English
  • Past
    experience in working in developing countries
  • Intercultural
    competence and interest is a must
  • Highly
    motivated to train local staff and work as a team.
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates that know that they meet the above criteria and have what
it takes to excel in the above position should please send their CV, cover
letter and salary expectations, plus addresses of three (3) referees to: The
Human Resources Manager, Amatheon Agri -Uganda; or send via E-mail to:
career.aau@amatheon-agri.com
Whereas we appreciate your
interest to join Amatheon Agri -Uganda, only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
Deadline: 24th August 2014

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