Website Amatheon Agri Zambia
Amatheon Agri is an agribusiness and food company
BACKGROUND
Amatheon Agri is a European agribusiness and farming company developing and operating sustainable agriculture and food projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, headquartered in Berlin. Amatheon Agri Zambia Ltd (AAZ) is a subsidiary of Amatheon Agri Holding N.V. and began farming operations in Mumbwa District in 2012. Since inception, the company has successfully developed over 3,000 hectares of land for rain-fed and irrigated cropping activities and employs over 200 people on a permanent basis.
Amatheon has developed a comprehensive Outgrower Programme that equips small-scale farmers with the necessary knowledge and access to inputs, credit, and a market to expand their businesses.
AAZ is inviting suitable applicants to fill the following vacancy:
FIELD SUPERVISOR
Job Purpose
This role is responsible for designing community and social development projects and supervision of Field Officers.
Key Accountabilities
- Secure consignment stock of farm inputs and establish selling points
- Establish extension structures for conservation farming training, research and development and village trusts
- Management of the out grower scheme
- Ensure implementation of nutrition components, entrepreneurship capacity building , and facilitation of access to loans
- Draft requisite policies and training materials
- Liaising with the Managing Director, Head of Finance and other Heads of departments on pricing and marketing
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Science or a related field
- Added training or qualifications in Project Management, Marketing, Business Administration or Accounting will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 5 years experience in out- grower and commercial farming
- Familiarity with rural participatory appraisal techniques
- Strong communication and management skills
- Valid driver’s licence
APPLICATION METHOD
Interested candidates should submit their application letter accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae not later than Friday 25th May 2018 to [email protected].
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted