Out – Grower Field Officer

  • Full Time
  • Mumbwa Zambia
  • Applications have closed

Website Amatheon Agri Zambia

Amatheon Agri is an agribusiness and food company

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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:

OUT – GROWER FIELD OFFICER

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for implementing community and social development projects and supervision of AAZ farm shops.

Key Accountabilities

  • Conduct community needs assessment
  • Build up local capacity for community development
    Set performance standards for Farmer Coordinators and Depot Clerks
  • Setting up a village trust
  • Introducing new farming technology and seed varieties
  • Liaise with schools on the feeding programme
  • Setting up livestock disease control centre
  • Mobilize farmers and link them to credit loans with bank
  • Ensure purchase and sale of inputs is done profitably

Qualifications & Experience

  • Diploma in Agricultural Science or a related field
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in agriculture extension
  • Training and Supervisory 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]. Please ensure that you mention www.gozambiajobs.com as the source of this job advertisement.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted


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