Horticulture Manager

Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the above post that have arisen in the University.

We are looking for a Horticulture Manager who will be involved with cultivating, packaging and selling of crops ranging from food and vegetables to decorative plants. The candidate should be a hands on business minded person who will manage all aspects of the production process, helping to make sure that crops go smoothly from seedbed to market.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing the cultivation and maintenance of plants and crops from seedbed to the market.
• Managing weed/pest/disease control programmes.
• Selection and recommending good crop varieties.
• Analysing horticultural yields, operational costs and financial returns.
• Improving vigour, size and taste of crops grown.
• Field irrigation management.
• Writing and modifying business plans.
• Supervising and training of staff and students.
• Knowledge of the Zimbabwe Horticultural Market.
• Liaising with colleagues, management, customers, students on work study and agricultural practice.
• Ensuring that deadlines and quality standards are met within set budgets.
• Maintaining activity records.
• Organising/giving presentations and demonstrations to students and staff and
• Any other duties as assigned by the General Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Applicants must have at least a Diploma/Degree in Horticulture or Crop science, at least 3 years’ experience in a practical horticultural environment, experience in Farm Machinery, knowledge and experience of GAP and organic farming and a class 3 or 4 drivers’ licence will be an added advantage.

The successful candidate should have: