Tatu City

Special Economic Zone for industrial development

Assistant Estate Manager

Business OperationsPosted on Nov 12

Full-timeTatu City, KenyaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, or Agribusiness is required.
At least five years of progressive experience in agribusiness management is required, including at least three years of direct experience in coffee production.
Knowledge of coffee cultivation, processing techniques, and quality standards is required.
Good leadership skills and the ability to lead teams, manage daily work, and achieve results are required.
Financial management skills, including farm-level budgeting and cost control, are required.
Verbal and written communication skills, including fluency in English and Swahili, are required.
Problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and escalate potential future problems in advance are required.

Responsibilities

Implement farm-level standard operating procedures covering coffee growing, harvesting, processing, drying, sorting, storage, and transport while ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards.
Identify pests and diseases, and escalate or implement timely control measures.
Mobilize workers for field work and ensure timely harvesting.
Implement safety standards within the estate and throughout the workday, including transport outside farm areas.
Implement and maintain quality-control systems throughout production to ensure the quality of the final coffee product.
Manage budgets, control wasteful costs, identify efficiency gains, and drive estate profitability.
Control stocks of chemicals, farm inputs, coffee stocks, and manpower.
Complete daily, weekly, and monthly data capture and reporting accurately.
Ensure all payroll payments are completed on time.
Adhere to environmental sustainability initiatives, including responsible land management, water conservation, and ethical farming practices.
Manage a high-performing team of estate staff, supervisors, workers, processing team members, workshop staff, drivers, mechanics, and sanitation staff.
Build positive relationships with local communities, government agencies, and other coffee-industry stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with sustainability certification programs is an advantage.

Assistant Estate Manager - Tatu Coffee Estates

Tatu City · Tatu City, Kenya · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-12

Workplace: on_site

Description

Background

Tatu Coffee Company Limited is one of Kenya's leading specialty coffee producers, with a heritage spanning more than 100 years.Owned by Rendeavour, the developer of Tatu City, the company cultivates premium Arabica coffee across more than 6,500 acres of Rainforest Alliance Certified estates in Kenya's fertile highlands.

Tatu Coffee supplies specialty coffee to leading roasters and buyers across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, combining sustainable farming practices with world-class processing to produce award-winning Kenyan coffee. The estates also play a significant role in supporting local communities through employment, environmental stewardship and responsible agricultural practices.

Key Responsibilities

Receptive to Farm Level SOP and implement works covering all aspects of growing coffee, harvesting, processing, drying, sorting, storage, and transport, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards
Ability to identify pest and diseases and escalate or implement timely control measures
Mobilise workers for field work and to harvest in time
Follow and implement Safety Standards 100% within boundary of the estate and scope of entire workday including transport outside farm areas
Implement and maintain stringent quality control systems throughout the production process, guaranteeing the exceptional quality of the final coffee product
Manage budgets, avoid/control wasteful costs, identify areas for efficiency gains, drive profitability across the coffee estate
Good control of stocks of chemicals, all farm inputs, coffee stocks and manpower
Complete daily/weekly/monthly data capture and reporting without errors
Check and ensure to complete all payment payrolls in time
Adhere to established environmental sustainability initiatives, including responsible land management, water conservation, and ethical farming practices.
Manage a high-performing team of estate staff, supervisors, workers, processing team and workshop/drivers/mechanics/sanitation staff
Foster positive relationships with local communities, government agencies, and other stakeholders within the coffee industry

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness
Minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience in agribusiness management, with at least 3 years of direct experience in coffee production.
Good knowledge of coffee cultivation, processing techniques, quality standards, and Familiarity with sustainability certification programs is an advantage.
Good leadership skills with the ability to lead teams, manage daily works, and enable results
Demonstrate financial management skills, including farm level budgeting, cost control
Satisfactory verbal and written communication skills, including fluency in English and Swahili
Good problem-solving skills with a flair to escalate potential future problems well ahead of time to management

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About the Company

Tatu City

Special Economic Zone for industrial development

Tatu City develops Kenya’s first operational Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and a 5,000-acre mixed-use city created by Rendeavour. It provides infrastructure-ready plots and fully developed spaces across industrial, residential, office, and educational uses within an SEZ designed to ease permits and services for businesses, backed by international investors. It differentiates itself by offering a government-recognized SEZ plus a complete ecosystem—homes, offices, schools, and recreation—within one regulated, long-term project. Its goal is to accelerate Kenya’s economic growth by attracting investment and enabling companies to set up, hire people, and expand, aligned with Vision 2030.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Nakuru, Kenya
Founded: 2008

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