Assistant Pollination Manager

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise pollination and emasculation operations to ensure production targets, seed quality, genetic purity, and established standards are achieved.
• Lead, supervise, coach, and develop pollination teams, ensuring effective workforce allocation, productivity, discipline, and adherence to required work standards.
• Monitor crop performance and pollination activities, identify operational deviations or quality concerns, and ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken.
• Maintain accurate production records, data, and reports, ensuring timely reporting, traceability, and effective communication with relevant internal and international stakeholders.
• Coordinate the availability and effective use of labour, materials, and other operational resources required to support uninterrupted pollination and greenhouse operations.
• Ensure compliance with hygiene, health and safety, environmental, quality, and farm protocols, while supporting operational improvements and the effective resolution and escalation of production or infrastructure issues.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of seed production, pollination and emasculation techniques, varietal purity requirements, and crop production practices.
• Proven ability to lead and supervise teams, allocate labour effectively, maintain operational discipline, and deliver production activities against established targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in pollination operations, greenhouse production, seed production, or agricultural production management.
• Strong knowledge of seed production, pollination and emasculation techniques, varietal purity requirements, and crop production practices.
• Proven ability to lead and supervise teams, allocate labour effectively, maintain operational discipline, and deliver production activities against established targets.
• Strong production administration, data management, reporting, and record-keeping skills, with high attention to detail, accuracy, and traceability.
• Good communication and coordination skills with proficiency in English and Swahili languages, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong commitment to hygiene, safety, farm protocols, quality standards, and continuous improvement within a controlled seed production environment.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency in working with multiple related software with proficiency in data collection, analysis, and record keeping using agricultural software.

Skills