Vacancy title:
Grower Support Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Agribusiness]

Jobs at:
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, August 3 2025

Duty Station:
Tanzania | Morogoro | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

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.

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent contract.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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