Vacant Position: Senior Beekeeper

Location: Segera, Laikipia County

Reporting to: 4C Officer

Segera—at the heart of Laikipia Plateau—is a wildlife sanctuary where your inspirational journey provides a positive impact on the land and its people.

Nestled between Mount Kenya to the east and the Great Rift Valley to the west, Segera Retreat makes its home on 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of preserved land where our sustainable lifestyle is focused around conservation, community, culture, and commerce (4Cs). Segera is a Long Run Destination.

Long Run Destinations are carefully selected by the Zeitz Foundation for their commitment to enacting the 4Cs.

Vision and Mission of Segera

• Mission – The mission of Segera is to achieve a healthy, holistic balance of conservation, community, culture and commerce, leading to the creation of a sustainable, certified Global Ecosphere Retreat Long Run Destination that contributes to the vision off an ecosphere in the healthiest possible state.


• Vision – To create and support sustainable, ecologically and socially responsible projects and destinations around the world to achieve long lasting impact and sustainability through the holistic balance of conservation, community, culture and commerce in privately managed areas.

Purpose of the Job: Taking good care of and ensuring proper management of our bees in order to produce high quality honey.

Skills, experience and attributes

• Certificate/diploma in agriculture/apiculture or related field


• Good computer skills


• At least 3 years of relevant work experience.


• Able to communicate and write in English and Kiswahili.


• Knowledge of indigenous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants in Laikipia that are beneficial to bees


• Knowledge of the yearly cycle and habits of bees


• Good bee handling skills so they know when and how to approach bees


• Knowledge of plant types and life cycles, and how and when plants produce nectar


• Skill in identifying bee diseases, parasites and knowledge of methods of disease control


• Knowledge to extract and assess quality of bee products such as honey, wax, pollen, royal jelly and propolis


• Carpentry skills for building and repairing hive boxes.


• Self-driven


• Leadership skills-To lead and train a team of existing bee keepers.


• Ability to host guests and deliver a great apitourism experience.


• Humble


• Good record keeping and attention to detail


• MUST have valid driving license (vehicle and/or motorbike) with at least 3 years’ experience.

Those who meet the above qualifications should submit their applications with subject line ‘Senior Beekeeper’ through hrsegera@segera.com to reach the Human Resource Manager on or before 17th May 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Segera is a founder member of the Long Run Destinations. For more information on the global network of Long Run Destinations and Segera Ltd visit www.thelongrun.com and www.segera.com.