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Background:  

KaZa, with its partners Organic Africa, B’Ayoba, La Rochelle Organics & Stevia Zimbabwe, embodies the future of farming in Africa. KaZa is an ingredients (food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical) company and Organic Africa is the leading producer of organic and Fair-trade produce in Southern Africa. We are a socially responsible entrepreneurship cultivating high value certified products together with our partner farmers and wild collectors for the global market. We are committed to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.  

We have the following vacant position: 

Area Manager 
Purpose: 

To actively support contracted farmers to supply high quality, certified products to the company and be responsible for arranging all logistics for get produce from the field to factory in line with the company’s productions target.   

Reports to: Managing Director  

Minimum Requirements: 

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field (e.g. Diploma/BSc in Environmental Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Forestry or Agriculture).  

• At least 8 years of experience in Proven work experience in Extension Services and data management issues including small scale farmers.  

• Excellent problem-solving & analytical skills. And Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

• Good understating of certification systems & Experience working with customer complaints and product quality standards. 

• Knowledge of Environmental Management systems 

• Computer literate and understanding Traceability Systems 

• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record 

• Excellent oral and written skills in English. Fluency in more than 1 local language is an added advantage. 

• Prioritizing, time management, organizational skills & relationship management skills   

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Identifies areas for plant material production and contracts and manages individuals who collect and store in accordance with organic certification requirements.  

• Develops and maintains relationships with contractors and purchases plant material when sufficient quantity collected. 

• Provides trainings to farmers, in various aspects of the production and post-harvest handling. 

• Supervises primary processing of plant material at local processing centres in strict conformity with food safety and organic certification standards. 

• Organises logistics for transporting plant material to factory. 

• Manages relations with local stakeholders, including Rural District Councils, Government departments, traditional authorities and relevant NGOs. 

• Reports on warehouse stock & stock movement. 

• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time. 

If you meet the minimum requirements and are interested in the position, please your updated CV & request for an application form from recruitment@organicafrica.biz before or on the 22nd of July 2024. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.