Type of job : career-opportunitie

Deadline : 2018-05-08

Introduction

The Center of Excellence on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition (CE SAIN) of the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) serves to foster private sector innovation, agricultural research, education, and training, and public sector capacity building through improved collaboration and knowledge sharing focused on improving food and nutritional security in Cambodia. CE SAIN receives financial support from USAID through Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification and to be implemented over a five-year period 2016-2021.

CE SAIN is currently seeking a full-time Farm Manager.

Terms of Reference (ToR): Farm Manager

Position Title  :       Farm Manager

Location         :       CE SAIN Technology Park in Teok Vil commune, Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province

Reporting       :       Center Director/Program Manager/Director of Provincial Department

Citizenshin     :       Cambodia

Summary: Farm manager will be the caretaker of an agricultural technology park of CE SAIN and provide support to students/scholars conducting research at the technology parks. S/he will help the students and scholars on logistics, and help with organizing meetings and workshops.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities:

• Caretaker of a technology park and model farm.
• Establishes and maintain model farms.
• Helps and supervises all activities at a technology park.
• Prepares document and log day-to-day activities at a technology park.
• Helps with organization of meetings, workshops for center staff and scholars.
• Maintains calendar of the all events at a technology park.
• Communicates activities at a technology park to the center director and program manager.
• Distributes communication materials provided by the CE SAIN to all visitors.

Minimum Required Qualification/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture related majors.
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of all farm equipment.
• Hands on experience with all farm operations
• Knowledge of agricultural systems in the agro-hydro-ecological region.
• Fluent in Khmer.
• Good organizational and book keeping skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience (at least three years) as farm manager at private or public sector.
• Linkage and working with farm communities and private sector.
• Speaking and writing skills in English.

Salary Range: Commensurate with degree and experience ($400 to $500 / month) with other benefits.

Contract: Probationary period of three months; yearly contracts based on performance.

Application Information

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their current resume and cover letter referring the position applied by closing date below to CE SAIN via cesain@rua.edu.kh.

Closing date: May 08, 2018.

For further information, please contact us via cesain@rua.edu.kh or 023-6365-226.

CE SAIN would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.