Vacancy title:
Manager in Training (MIT) – Agronomy
Employment type: Full time, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Management, Farming & Outdoors, Agribusiness, Agronomist
Jobs at:
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, November 23 2026
Duty Station:
Morogoro, Tanzania | Morogoro
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 9 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Introduction:
We are looking for a young, dynamic and result-oriented person to fill the position of Manager in Training (MIT) in the Company’s Estate Agriculture Department. The successful candidate will be developed through a special in-house training programme that has been specifically developed to equip trainees with the relevant and necessary agricultural competencies, functional expertise and management skills. Upon successful completion of the training programme and good performance, candidates may stand a chance to be engaged with the Company on a permanent basis.
Programme Background:
The MIT Development Programme is a structured development tool that guides the MIT’s learning pathway as they journey from graduate to manager. This programme is intended to:
- Introduce MITs to the Sugar Industry and KSCL
- Provide MITs with all the technical, leadership and business exposure required to be a manager in their field of expertise in KSCL once they exit the programme. The programme has a ‘technical’ section that builds the competencies required in KSCL in the MIT’s field of expertise e.g., Engineering, Agriculture, Commercial
- Prepare participants for appointment to a permanent position on successful completion of the programme
- Exit the candidate as a competent leader with a solid practical grounding, able to make a significant contribution to achieving company objectives and taking the company successfully into the future.
Programme Objectives:
- To support the transition of the MIT from a learning institution to the world of work
- Connect the MIT to other people in the business
- Develop technical proficiency, business acumen and leadership skills
- Measure individual progress against identified and articulated outcomes
- Provide guided learning where outcomes are known, and learning methods allow flexibility within a structured learning framework
- Provide developmental reviews intended to close gaps were identified
- Encourage continuous improvement, thus allowing for a feedback loop of fresh, innovative thinking back into the business
Must have skills
- good communication skills
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in the Agricultural Fields, with emphasis on Agronomy and crop production.
- Basic knowledge on nursery management and crop establishment
- Basic knowledge on crop nutrition and crop protection
- Knowledge on establishing & Managing Agronomic trials
- Basic computer literacy and data analysis skills.
- Good business acumen with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
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