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Assistant Manager - Certifications and Research at Tatu City Limited
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (24 Sep 2026) Updated about 4 hours ago
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Job Description
The Assistant Manager will oversee coffee production at the estate level, ensuring compliance with multiple certification schemes, managing R&D trials, and maintaining financial discipline through budgeting and cost control.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Business Administration or a related field
- • Minimum three years of experience in coffee production or agribusiness (preferred)
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Manage coffee cultivation, processing and dispatch operations at the estate level
- • Lead certification compliance for Rainforest Alliance, Café Practices, Nespresso AAA, 4C and Organic standards
- • Obtain and maintain valid certifications, monitor audit cycles and close non‑conformities
- • Develop and implement farm‑level SOPs covering all stages of coffee production
- • Support environmental sustainability initiatives such as water conservation and responsible land management
- • Identify pest and disease issues and coordinate timely control measures
- • Prepare farm‑level budgets, monitor costs and ensure financial accountability
- • Coordinate R&D trials and evaluate results for production improvements
- • Lead and mentor production teams to achieve quality and productivity targets