Administrative Jobs at Kilombero Sugar Company Limited, Mkulazi Holding Co. Ltd among other Companies

Introduction:
We are looking for a young, dynamic and result-oriented person to fill the position of Manager in Training (MIT) in the Company’s Agronomy Section. The successful candidate will be developed through a special in-house training programme that has been specifically developed to equip trainees with the relevant and necessary agricultural competencies, functional expertise and management skills. Upon successful completion of the training programme and good performance, candidates may stand a chance to be engaged with the Company on a permanent basis.

Programme Background:
The MIT Development Programme is a structured development tool that guides the MIT’s learning pathway as they journey from graduate to manager. This programme is intended to;
• Introduce MIT’s to the Sugar Industry and KSCL
• Provide MIT’s with all the technical, leadership and business exposure required to be a manager in their field of expertise in KSCL once they exit the programme. The programme has a ‘technical’ section that builds the competencies required in KSCL in the MIT’s field of expertise e.g. Engineering, Agriculture, Commercial
• Prepare participants for appointment to a permanent position on successful completion of the programme
• Exit the candidate as a competent leader with a solid practical grounding, able to make a significant contribution to achieving company objectives and taking the company successfully into the future.

Programme Objectives:
• To support the transition of the MIT from a learning institution to the world of work
• Connect the MIT to other people in the business
• Develop technical proficiency, business acumen and leadership skills
• Measure individual progress against identified and articulated outcomes
• Provide guided learning where outcomes are known, and learning methods allow flexibility within a structured learning framework
• Provide developmental reviews intended to close gaps where identified
• Encourage continuous improvement, thus allowing for a feedback loop of fresh, innovative thinking back into the business

Minimum Requirements:
• BSc in Agronomy, General Agriculture or equivalent from a recognized institution
• Basic computer literacy
• Effective communication skills both in English and Swahili language
• Leadership skills
• Organization skill
• Creative and innovate
• Team player
• Overall desire to learn and adapt to new concepts

Job purpose
Is to undertake the organization’s comprehensive risk program, which could impede the organization’s performance.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:
• Provide inputs in the formulation of risks framework and develop procedures to identify and address risks in the organization;
• A conduct risk assessment which involves analyzing risks as well as identifying, describing and estimating the risks affecting the business;
• Preparing the periodic risks report;
• Design, implement and improve the company’s quality standard;
• Coordinate the Company’s compliance with international quality standards;
• Ensure the highest degree of security within and the estate surrounding areas;
• Coordinate all matters related to safety, health, environment and risks;
• Act as liaison between Company and the Government security organs;
• Coordinate outsourcing of estate security services when necessary; and
• Conduct any other assignment as assigned by the

Academic Qualifications and experience:
Master degree plus CA/CPA/ACA or ACCA designation plus minimum of 5 years post qualification experience and proven success at Managerial level. Salaries and other fringe benefits for the above vacancies will be paid in accordance to the Company’s Salary Structure and other related manuals.

Job purpose
Is to undertake general maintenance of Agricultural Machines, and all types of vehicles and sustainably manage its

Key Roles & Responsibilities:
• Managing the overall function of the Mechanics Workshop;
• Manage planned preventative and corrective mechanical maintenance on all of the company’s vehicles;
• Diagnose, adjust, repair overhaul agricultural machines or equipment, trucks and light vehicles; maintain and repair any type of diesel or petrol engines;
• Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to specification;
• Managing the allocation of Company vehicles with respect to Departmental requirements/demand;
• Allocating and supervising work daily to the Mechanics team;
• Monitoring progress and inspecting completed work to ensure the required standards are achieved by Mechanics;
• Undertake unplanned work resulting from breakdown and emergencies, which is to be dealt with efficiently;
• Ensure all log books, requisition books and departmental records are effectively maintained to enable stock control, ordering of parts and all other workshop functions to operate efficiently;
• Determines vehicle condition by conducting inspections and diagnostic tests; identifying worn and damaged parts;
• Produce weekly, monthly and annual statistics and reports; and
• Perform other lawful duties to be assigned from time to

Academic Qualifications and experience:
Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical Engineering. He/she should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience managing Agricultural workshop and should have extensive knowledge of automotive issues, warranties, service and general repairs. Working in an intensive Sugar Industry Workshop will be an added advantage.

Job Purpose:
is to assist in facilitating preparation and implementation of the Company’s Corporate Strategy, Annual Budgets monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the company plans, programs, projects and general operations.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:
• Advise the Management on matters related to Planning and Strategy Development;
• Coordinate the formulation and preparation of Strategic and Annual Business Plan;
• Provide technical support for institutionalization of Strategic Planning and Budgeting matters;
• Prepare periodic reports on development and implementation of prepared plans from all Departments and Units;
• Implement Monitoring and Evaluation plan of the Company’s successive Annual Action and Strategic Plans;
• Advise on investment opportunities to assist the Company to effectively achieve its long and short-term objectives;
• Provide technical support to Data Clerks on implementation of M&E Plan;
• Coordinate the production of Company’s reports and compilation of statistics; and
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by Management from time to time.

Academic Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor degree in Economics, Agriculture Economics, Statistics, Planning, Business Administration or related qualifications. He/she should have three (3) years working experience from reputable organization.

Job Purpose
To supervise Raw House Plant, monitor parameters on all stages of production.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:
• Monitors Juice heating, clarification and evaporation performance;
• Ensures good quality Massecuites are produced by closely supervising the pan boilers;
• Performs centrifugal station sugar planning;
• Monitor, control and focus on achieving brown sugar colour, turbidity and conductivity of required specs;
• Prepare, compile and control raw house plant budgetary parameters;
• Enhance Technology practices in raw house plant section;
• Focus on achievement of Safety Health and Environment and Sugar
• quality accreditations;
• Focus on minimum operating practices at every raw house stage so as to minimize losses;
• Conduct in – service training to operators, pan boilers and on proper cleaning and daily maintenance of equipment / machines on the refinery plant; and
• Performs any other duty as may be assigned


Academic Qualifications and Experience:
Diploma in Food Processing or equivalent qualification and should have an experience of at least six(6)years’ experience in Sugar Processing.

Job Purpose:
To conduct supervision of factory laboratory, monitor product quality & quality at all stages of production.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Co-ordinates and controls processing activities by ensuring continuous improvement and adherence to standard procedure for brown and refined sugar sampling and analysis;
• Directs the recording of all process;
• Checks the quality of cane;
• Prepares annual operational and capital budgets of the section;
• Trains the staff;
• Controls budget;
• Maintains sound laboratory Procedure;
• Performs data monitoring process by conducting all materials and product reconciliations in the process house;
• Ensures quality and process;
• Controls factory time management;
• Ensure that Certificates of Analysis (COA) and Certificate of Compliance (COC) are being produced and distributed and that compositing daily and weekly samples of each certificate is kept for references;
• Manages staff and Laboratory machinery/equipment; and
• Perform any other lawful duties as may be assigned to him/her.

Academic Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Processing Engineering or equivalent qualification and should have an experience of at least six (6) years’ experience in Sugar processing Industry.

Job Summary:
The Field Coordinator (FC) will be responsible to coordinate the implementation of the EverGreening practices, Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR), Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), Tree planting as well as Livelihoods interventions in the project villages. Services will be conducted under the direct supervision of the Project Manager.

Reporting and relationships
The Field Coordinator will report to the Project Manager.

Job Responsibilities:
• Support communities to identify appropriate evergreening practices using the option by context concept and action plan development.
• Sensitize and mobilize communities/farmers/TAs on relevant project activities at a landscape/catchment level.
• Collaborate in identifying possible agro/natural resource-based products/enterprises, with a focus on those with established markets.
• Engage schools and strengthen/establish environmental clubs (Mali Hai clubs) in the project site.
• Establish household and/or community-based best-practice demonstration sites for contextually appropriate Evergreening (SALM) practices.
• Conduct farmer field days at community demonstration sites and showcase value chain products for dissemination purposes.
• Provide support and training to community extension workers, extension staff and farmers in nursery management, seed collection/handling, best-bet agroforestry, environmental education, soil conservation, water harvesting, conservation agriculture, irrigation, small livestock, climate adaptation practices and other related practices/technologies.
• Facilitate capacity building on value addition of the selected nutrition sensitive evergreen agriculture value chains for increased income.
• Train CBT/CEW on field data collection procedures for monitoring and evaluation,
• Facilitate management of associations, including committee responsibilities, meetings, financial accounting, action plans, discipline, transport, purchases of inputs, market linkages, etc.
• Facilitate registration of new farmer groups/ CBOs and VSLAs/SGs and support their development through the district authorities.
• Routinely support CBTs in rolling-out CHOMOKA amongst SGs and practice Nature-based solutions.
• Facilitate linkage meetings between farmers and financial service providers.
• Coordinate the implementation of land tenure rights awareness and trainings sessions in the villages.
• Support communities to identify community leaders and champions on conflict resolutions and managing them as they arise from land and water use, carbon component etc.
• Develop community-based monthly field action plans with relevant partner organizations and provide monthly updates on progress.
• Facilitate contract agreements, collective investment, selling, bulking of on and off farm
• produce and inputs, local value chain development, and community-based extension.
• Perform any other duties as directed by TLC Management.

Job requirements
We are looking for a candidate with:
• Diploma/bachelor’s in agriculture, crop sciences, horticulture, agronomy, agribusiness, forestry, agroforestry, natural resources management or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years practical experience natural resource management and climate smart agriculture practices.
• Familiar with relevant local governance structures.
• Familiar with decentralized extension system, lead farmer/FFS extension approaches.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Computer literate in MS Word and Excel, as well as email correspondence.
• Ability to drive motor bikes for field trips is advantageous.
• Ability to live in the village settings.
• Ability to work independently and support farmers doing evergreening practices.

Job Summary:
The MEL Officer supports the Head of M&E in establishing and maintaining an effective M&E system for the project and provides technical input on project design and development. She/he works closely with the Head of M&E in designing and conducting assessments, evaluations, and collection of monitoring data for projects. The position works closely with the Project Manager to ensure compliance to M&E standards of excellence and quality reporting, as well as documentation of project achievements, success stories, etc. She/he reports to the Head of M&E, technically and the Project Manager administratively. As with all project staff, she/he is also accountable to primary stakeholder groups. This is a management position, and the MELO may therefore be required to perform administrative and communication functions. These may include management of personnel, report writing, presentations, meetings with government and other partners, and any other duties needed to support project management and the achievement of planned results.

Reporting and relationships
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer (MELO) reports to Project Manager.

Job Responsibilities:
• Assist in revising the project objective hierarchy and log frame matrix (activities, processes, inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impacts).
• Participate in the development of Annual Work Plans and Budgets (AWPB).
• Assist in identifying and designing performance questions, key indicators, and targets for each project component and for each level of the objective hierarchy.
• Participate and contribute to the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each project component, to record and report physical progress against the AWPB and designing the format of such progress reports.
• Assist in designing and budgeting of Annual surveys and impact assessments, implement surveys, impact assessments and special studies.
• Train and coordinate enumeration teams for surveys and assessments.
• Help roll out management information system to facilitate electronic tracking of project performance.
• Ensure timely submission of field data from Specialists and Field Coordinators.
• Collect, compile and analyze progress reports prepared by the Project Manager and Specialists and/or Field Coordinators and prepare a consolidated progress report.
• Conduct field data quality audits.
• Review field monitoring reports to assess interim impacts and identify causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop feasible and effective discussion events where M&E data are analyzed, and corrective actions can be agreed upon.
• Provide training on M&E tools, implementation, expectations, and requirements of M&E to Specialist, Field Coordinators, and other stakeholders relevant to the M&E system step up.
• Support Specialists and Field Coordinators to implement the M&E plan, regularly revising and updating performance questions, indicators, methods, formats, and analytical processes.
• Identify, document, and share programmatic successes, best practices, challenges, solutions, and lessons learned.
• Create and regularly update a database for the project within the sites
• Ensure that Project team have the right tools/templates for data collection and reporting.
• Train FCs in the use of the M&E toolkit, data collection and reporting, including the use of the web-based M&E system and GIS techniques.
• Coordinate quarterly review meetings to evaluate drivers for adoption, constraints to technology uptake and draw lessons for scaling up,
• Assist FCs and be responsible for the final documentation of success stories and lessons learnt,
• Coordinate the compilation of monthly visitation schedules at site level.
• Coordinate the implementation of MRV activities for carbon component of the project.
• Submit quarterly appraisal plans and quarterly performance appraisal reports to the Project Manager.
• Perform any other duties as directed by TLC Management.


Job requirements:
We are looking for a candidate with:
• Bachelor’s degree in social science, or related discipline with emphasis on rural development, agriculture, or natural resource management (a master’s degree will be an added advantage).
• Demonstrated skills in M&E design with previous experience in application of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience in implementing/managing integrated development programming, with knowledge of practices in monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in implementing/managing M&E for programs related to landscape restoration, agroforestry, value chains, entrepreneurship, agriculture or food and nutrition security.
• Successful work experience related to Forestry, NRM, Livelihoods and carbon projects is a strong asset.
• Ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training.
• Excellent oral and written analytical communication skills, ability to work well with diverse group of people.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines under pressure.
• Leadership skills with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Fluency in English and at least one locally spoken language.
• Demonstrated computer literacy in MS Office packages, SPSS, EPI Info.
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of time to remote areas of the country to interact with field staff and project partners (farmers and others).
• High level of professionalism, trustworthiness, confidentiality, and integrity.