Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 26 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Developing better planting, cultivation, and harvesting techniques, improving crop yield, and solving problems for clients.
• Researching and promoting agricultural strategies to counter the effects of changes in soil, climate, weather, and pest damage.
• Visiting fields to collect seed, plant, and soil samples.
• Testing samples for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes.
• Assisting with the plant sourcing, testing, and selection.
• Keeping detailed records regarding fields, customers, crops, and samples.
• Generating reports and presenting findings to management, clients, or other interested parties.
• Conducting training on products and techniques through educational presentations.
• Managing teams of scientists while conducting field visits or laboratory work
• Directly manage all field staff(buyers, field officers, and inspectors ), including schedules, work assignments, and follow-ups
• Training of farmers and training of trainers on agronomy and organic practices
• Management of buyer performance and fresh cocoa quality
• Planning and managing collection days, including pricing, harvest estimates, transport, and weight management
• Manage organic certification for farmers, including contracting, surveys, training, inspections, office documentation, and annual audit
• Contribute to strategy around the establishment of new collection areas for buying fresh and dry cocoa
• Regularly visit farmers, communities, and collection areas
• Proposing community development initiatives that will benefit farmers
• Hosting of customers, investors, donors, and development partners as necessary

Skills and Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, agriculture, or a related field.
• Further education and experience may be preferred.
• Additional certifications may be required.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.
• should be able to procure and manage field extension officers
• Ability to work outside, stand, walk, kneel, and stoop for extended periods.
• Proficiency with computers, especially MS Office and diagnostic scientific software.
• Exceptional active listening and verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong research, decision making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Awareness of industry trends, technology, and developments.
• Sales and presentation skills.
• Experience in Agriculture, resilience and livelihoods food security programming
• Minimum 5-8 Years of relevant work experience in development projects, work experience in supporting local farmers on agriculture practice in crop production



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested candidates are invited to apply through recruitment@rcsconsult.net 
Indicate the Job Title in the subject line. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Closing date: 14th July 2023.

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