Description

• Identify new business opportunities for income generation.
• Facilitate and form part of the team that exhibits and market ARC products and services to clients.
• Plan, execute and maintain research trials on site and on station regarding agronomy research studies.
• Support research with clear focus on farmer support research with small holder farmers (on-site and on-station).
• Collect, and capture data from the trials on site and on farm.
• Manage and supervise research assistants working with the team.
• Contributes to reports (internal and external).  
• Participate in technology transfer activities with small holder farmers. 
• Support researchers with technical assistance and human resources management to ensure efficient deployment and utilization, setting objective assessment and training. 
• Disseminates technology through peer-reviewed scientific articles, popular publications, manual production, presentations, radio and TV talks.
•  Facilitate and assess training conducted internally and with external clients.
• Market and disseminate information through our research and technical groups.
• Ensure the alignment of business plan and programmer and projects. Identify risks and challenges and monitor food security programmed in various communities.
• Provide administrative functions arranging crop production inputs and reporting writing.
• General supervision of research greenhouses and glasshouses and agronomic open field crops. Conduct and training on new and existing cultivation and best management practices.
• Irrigation water management and fertilizer application research skills.
• Crop Management skills (Field crop production)
• Co-ordinate and facilitate and supervise agricultural development projects and provide technical and agronomic support.
• Support and collaborates with national and international organization.
• Compliance with human resource policies and procedures.
• Compliance with occupational health and safety policies and procedures.

Requirements

• BSc Honours in Agriculture or related professional qualification.
• Three 3 years’ experience in a similar environment, public speaking (presentations, facilitate.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office suite. 
• Proven track record of conducting training and farmer support. 
• Science and agriculture landscape experience. 
• Sector Education and Training Authority (Facilitation, Assessing and/ Moderation).   
• Conceptual and analytical Skills. 
• Project management Skills. 
• Interpersonal Skills Good Communication skills (Verbal and written). 
• Customer relations. 
• Advanced organizational skills with the ability to multitask. 
• A valid SA driver’s license.