Nationwide Technical Field Specialist Recruitment at Farmcrowdy

 Employment Nigeria 11-Jan-2018 NIGERIA , Agriculture  


Farmcrowdy a digital agriculture platform that connects sponsors with real farmers. Farmcrowdy is recruiitng to fill the position below:

POSITION : Technical Field Specialist (TFS) - Crops

Ideal candidates for this role should have:

  • a Master’s degree with specialization in any Agric related field; Plant breeding, Agronomy, Crop Protection or related Agric Disciplines
  • 5 years of hands-on experience in agricultural processes and farms operations with focus on Production Management and Commercialization.
  • Able to provide evidence on a previous farm project (s) with reference from the farm’s management about a successful out-come
  • Research work in any of the Crop mentioned below; Must have the practical evidence based results from research project(s)executed
  • Must have working knowledge of crops peculiar to given regions
  • Knowledge of Irrigation Farming is an added advantage
  • Must have working knowledge of other grain crops and or livestock peculiar to given regions
  • Willingness to Travel to different locations when required
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to make sound decisions and solve problems
  • Effective leader and team-player receptive to feedback and willing to learn new things and share knowledge and skills; embracing continuous improvement
  • Negotiating skills
  • Organisational and time management skills;
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Supervisory skills and Management ability
  • Numerical aptitude;
  • Self-motivation and the ability to motivate others;
  • Language proficiency (English & other Indigenous Languages)

Professional Affiliations:

  • Have access to Federal (State) Ministries and or Parastatals which are responsible for Agriculture (Products, Equipment and otherwise)
  • Demonstrate ownership of an Agric Support Network
  • Belong to a Professional Body (Group) that is related/affiliated to Agriculture

Description

The Technical Field Specialist is responsible for Farm Operations and will play a key role in planning, organizing and implementing the Production & Commercialization plans for all Farmcrowdy’s Farm Projects. The successful candidate (s) must possess technical expertise in a given crop or livestock and must have proven working knowledge of other

crops/livestock of interest.

The role requires a reliable, trustworthy, conscientious, self-motivated professional who is always prepared to be a “hands on” practical farm manager when required. The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for managing a combined team of Farm Managers, Farm Extensions workers & Farmers.

Responsibilities
Farm Management:

  • Manage seed acreage contract allocations to farmers
  • Land management of cropping systems, nutrients, pests, tillage and other resources
  • Increase yield by variety selection and soil improvement practices
  • Active involvement in Selection of Farm lands, Soil tests etc
  • Co-ordinate an integrated pest management system
  • Co-ordinate management of all farm operations
  • Manage the initial set-up of the farm from bush clearing, irrigation installations and building up your team
  • Manage all day-to-day farming operations
  • Send Weekly ‘Farm Updates’ of all operational activities
  • Develop a cost effective and environmentally sound method of enhancing yields
  • Compile and Control Budgets for the farm project (s).
  • Perform long and short term project management to optimize farm profit and minimize loss; Preparing Risk Assessments where required
  • Coordinate financial and physical performance of the farms
  • Successful implementation of short and long term business plans in cooperation with the management team and ground staff.

People Management:

  • Risk Assessment and Management
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Maintain regular communication with the Farm Managers and the Farm Extension workers
  • Liaise and interact with Farmers’ co-operatives/ Farming communities located within the region
  • Create a stable workforce by providing leadership for effective management of the staff and operations of the region
  • Provide coaching and training on developing production management programmes which will enhance productivity and profitability
  • Facilitate Training programs; Develop and Deliver appropriate training to both Farm Managers and Farm Extension Workers; Coordinate training needs assessment

How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's and cover letter to:jobs@farmcrowdy.com with position applied for as th subject. e.g. ‘Application for TFS - Soya Bean’. and a link to your linked.in profile in the application



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