British American Nigeria Careers For Leaf Instructor June, 2012
Employment Nigeria
01-Jan-1970
NIGERIA , NIGERIA ,
JOBS AT BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
JOB TITLE: LEAF INSTRUCTOR
JOB REF NO: DO/NIG/NGN/LI/05-06-12
JOB LOCATION: OYO STATE
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Operational/Technical/Professional Results
- Target crop volume purchased.
- Target average yield per hectare achieved.
- Agreed Best practices fully implemented.
- Crop production target allocated to farmers to optimum productivity.
- Hitch free Organisation & distribution of crop inputs with up to date records.
INTERNAL
- The jobholder has to achieve his crop production target through 90 small-scale independent rural farmers.
- Liaise with Leaf admin supervisor and Leaf Growing Manager for crop funding and supply of crop inputs.
- Liaise with Leaf Account Assistant on accounting records and all forms of returns.
- Liaise with Leaf Admin Supervisor for staff matters.
- Liaise with Leaf Admin Supervisor for delivery of crop inputs to farmers
EXTERNAL
- Liaise with Commercial, Agricultural and Micro finance Banks in the area for payments to farmers.
- Maintain effective presence and cordiality with community and opinion leaders to promote socially enabling environment for tobacco production with regular assistance from the Leaf Growing Manager.
- Liaise with tractor contractors and operators for effective rendering of tractor services to farmers.
- Maintain contact with organised tobacco companies to avoid unhealthy competition practices.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
- Possess at least ND/NCE in Agriculture.
- Should be mature and physically agile.
- Ability to observe, and diagnose agronomic problems on the crop and proffer workable solution to obtain optimal productivity.
- Ability to recruit, supervise and control farmers for the achievement of production targets.
- Ability to monitor tobacco quality, grading, baling and presentation at buying in accordance with agreed grade specification.
- Ability to render accurate production estimates useable for effective management
- control of operations and planning.
- Ability to monitor loans disbursement to and recovery from farmers for sustained production.
- Ability to effectively understand, implement and “cascade” technical information
- and new concepts to farmers.
- Past experience in tobacco production will be an added advantage.
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Closing Date :19 /06 /2012
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