Field Manager Jobs – Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd

Job Title: Field Manager

Organization: Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to: General Manager

About US:

Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd is a smallholder tea company which owns and operates Igara and Buhweju Tea Factories in Bushenyi & Buhweju respectively.

Job Summary:  The purpose of the Field Manager’s position is to administer the smooth running of the Company, implement board policies within the broad company guidelines as well as to coordinate the management of field operations of the company.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop field department’s objectives and supervises his staff to ensure achievements of those objectives.
• Plan and organises field extension services and ensures that they reach the farmers and that farmers receive required training.
• Promotes planting of new estates among potential farmers and ensures that all farmers are provided with proper technical assistance in either expanding their existing lea estates or in establishing new ones.
• Develop, rehabilitates and maintains company tea estates as per management plan.
• Liaises with local government authorities to ensure regular road repairs, rehabilitation and routine maintenance.
• Ensures that operations connected with planting, upkeep, and timely harvesting of fuel wood carried out according to plan.
• Plans and provides green leaf sheds and ensures that there in good conditions, through maintained and prompt repair of those damaged.
• Ensures that individual farmers agricultural input requirement are met in a timely manner, their costs recovered and that farmers records are regularly updated.
• Supervises subordinate employees giving them feedback on their performances as may be necessary.
• Contributes to the running of Tea Factory Company by participating in the management team meetings, area works meetings and others as may be required.
• Identifies training needs for his staff and recommends appropriate trainings to the Human Resource Manager.
• Carries out annual performance appraisal of employees in the Department and makes recommendations to the General Manager.
• Ensure that Field staff complies with company guidelines and policy and takes appropriate action on findings which require follow up.
• Review farmers request for advances in accordance to agreed policy and makes necessary recommendations to the General Manager.
• Writes and submits to the General Manager regular field Management reports as may be required.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the General Manager from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Business agribusiness Management or other related agricultural studies with specialization in crop husbandry.
• A minimum of five years of experience managing/supervising in the tea industry or agricultural production unit.

How to Apply:

All interested applicants should send in a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae with contacts of three (3) referees and certified copies of supporting academic and other related documents. All applicants should be addressed and physically brought or emailed to:

The General Manager

Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd

P.O. BOX 110, BUSHENYI – UGANDA

Email: igara@ugatea.com

Or

Uganda Tea Development Agency Limited,

P.O. Box 6204, Kampala. Uganda

Plot 821 Rubaga Road

Email: admin@ugatea.com

Ps. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and those who have already applied need not reapply.

Deadline: 8^th August 2020