| CV reference number: 59104 | |
| CV Headline | Skilled cattle manager/stockman. Looking for work anywhere in the UK. |
| Qualifications and Experience | |
| Relevant qualifications | Not listed |
| Other qualifications | Master of Agricultural Management degree |
| Equipment experience | Tractor, Fencing |
| Other equipment experience | Happy to learn on other equipment. Strong on computer literacy. |
| Livestock experience | Beef, Calving |
| Other livestock experience | Have been involved at all levels of beef production practice, including whole farm responsibility. Happy to learn and be involved in other livestock in practice. Experience in farm planning and control, herd composition planning, bulling seasons, breeding, marketing options and coordination, supplementation policies, feed formulation, herd health programmes, sourcing of inputs, herd performance analysis, record keeping, financial management: payroll calculation, cash flow budgeting, gross margin analysis and book keeping. |
| Type of farming wanted | Mainly Livestock |
| Driving License | international |
| Personal information | |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 46 |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| First language | English |
| Other languages | Afrikaans |
| Pen picture | Physically fit |
| Relevant health problems | No |
| Other Information | Recently relocated from Zimbabwe due to land reform there. Eager to get involved in agriculture under UK conditions. Prepared to start from the bottom and hopefully progress where opportunity for advancement. Has spouse for whom involvement and opportunity would be welcome: BSc Honours graduate, Zoology and Botany. hands-on farming experience with large scale cattle ranching and some horticultural knowledge. Has acquired good level of competency in administrative aspects of running a business. Enjoys the outdoors and being active. Eager to continue working in an outdoor/rural environment, to learn and to develop new skills. |
| Marital status | Happily married and two teenage daughters. |
| Where are you currently living? | Somerset |
| Do you have the right to work in the UK? | Yes |
| Farming background | Has experience in running large scale beef production operations at all levels up to 15000 head (Zambia and Zimbabwe). Interest and experience in, cattle breeding, nutrition, performance recording and the economics of agricultural production in general. |
| Hobbies | Family walks. |
| Preferences | |
| Availability | Start: 05/03/2018, Finish: Not Specified |
| Type of job | Any |
| Preferred region | Anywhere |
| Where would you like to work? | Anywhere |