2 Grower Support Officer
2025-07-21T18:44:19+00:00
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)
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FULL_TIME
Morogoro, Kilombero
Morogoro
00000
Tanzania
Manufacturing
Agricultural Services & Products
2025-08-03T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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Job Purpose
A Grower Support Officer Contributes to and implement Country’s Grower development strategy with a view towards long-term growth, Grower relationship development and optimization, Implement and drive relevant ABFs - Agriculture Ways and related standards across Agriculture and Growers development, Ensure implementation of cane production expansion opportunities and projects - both vertical (yield) and horizontal (area).
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Adopt and embed best practices, minimum standards, policies, processes, tools, technology and enablers through the relevant Illovo Way and capability development strategy.
- Ensure compliance with group minimum standards and processes for Grower relationships.
- Develop and follow programme for all farm visits and Growers in own extension area, identify gaps and provide advise to Growers.
- Provide technical assistance to Growers, for purposes of improving productivity, enhancing sustainability and profitability, and the development of new areas.
- Monitor cane supply agreements with growers and grower bodies.
- Facilitate days and training sessions to promote best practice sharing and continuous improvement of sugar cane farming.
- Establish and maintain relationships with individual commercial growers, medium-scale and/or small-scale grower bodies.
- Implement ‘fit for purpose’ technology to enable effective cane supply and monitoring.
- Provide input into, monitor and manage grower support budget.
- Input to the department communication plan and address developmental concerns
- Manage grower information database.
- Support engagement with local community, government and industry officials on matters pertaining to sugar cane Agriculture.
- Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
Minimum Requirements:
- Diploma in Agriculture/Social Science/Community Development Studies
- 2 or more years previous experience in the cane growing environment
- Knowledge of the Sugar Industry structure, operation and agreement.
- Detailed knowledge of sugar cane production standards
- Sugar cane agronomy
- Cane quality and its effect on the milling operation
- Knowledge of grower structures and systems.
Adopt and embed best practices, minimum standards, policies, processes, tools, technology and enablers through the relevant Illovo Way and capability development strategy. Ensure compliance with group minimum standards and processes for Grower relationships. Develop and follow programme for all farm visits and Growers in own extension area, identify gaps and provide advise to Growers. Provide technical assistance to Growers, for purposes of improving productivity, enhancing sustainability and profitability, and the development of new areas. Monitor cane supply agreements with growers and grower bodies. Facilitate days and training sessions to promote best practice sharing and continuous improvement of sugar cane farming. Establish and maintain relationships with individual commercial growers, medium-scale and/or small-scale grower bodies. Implement ‘fit for purpose’ technology to enable effective cane supply and monitoring. Provide input into, monitor and manage grower support budget. Input to the department communication plan and address developmental concerns Manage grower information database. Support engagement with local community, government and industry officials on matters pertaining to sugar cane Agriculture. Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
Diploma in Agriculture/Social Science/Community Development Studies 2 or more years previous experience in the cane growing environment Knowledge of the Sugar Industry structure, operation and agreement. Detailed knowledge of sugar cane production standards Sugar cane agronomy Cane quality and its effect on the milling operation Knowledge of grower structures and systems.
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Vacancy title:
2 Grower Support Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Agricultural Services & Products]
Jobs at:
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, August 3 2025
Duty Station:
Morogoro, Kilombero | Morogoro | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
A Grower Support Officer Contributes to and implement Country’s Grower development strategy with a view towards long-term growth, Grower relationship development and optimization, Implement and drive relevant ABFs - Agriculture Ways and related standards across Agriculture and Growers development, Ensure implementation of cane production expansion opportunities and projects - both vertical (yield) and horizontal (area).
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Adopt and embed best practices, minimum standards, policies, processes, tools, technology and enablers through the relevant Illovo Way and capability development strategy.
- Ensure compliance with group minimum standards and processes for Grower relationships.
- Develop and follow programme for all farm visits and Growers in own extension area, identify gaps and provide advise to Growers.
- Provide technical assistance to Growers, for purposes of improving productivity, enhancing sustainability and profitability, and the development of new areas.
- Monitor cane supply agreements with growers and grower bodies.
- Facilitate days and training sessions to promote best practice sharing and continuous improvement of sugar cane farming.
- Establish and maintain relationships with individual commercial growers, medium-scale and/or small-scale grower bodies.
- Implement ‘fit for purpose’ technology to enable effective cane supply and monitoring.
- Provide input into, monitor and manage grower support budget.
- Input to the department communication plan and address developmental concerns
- Manage grower information database.
- Support engagement with local community, government and industry officials on matters pertaining to sugar cane Agriculture.
- Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
Minimum Requirements:
- Diploma in Agriculture/Social Science/Community Development Studies
- 2 or more years previous experience in the cane growing environment
- Knowledge of the Sugar Industry structure, operation and agreement.
- Detailed knowledge of sugar cane production standards
- Sugar cane agronomy
- Cane quality and its effect on the milling operation
- Knowledge of grower structures and systems.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: associate degree
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