Agronomist - Crop Protection at Gap Recruitment Services Limited

Roles & Responsibilities

Products Registration:

• Be conversant with and ensure that the company adheres to the rules governing pesticides registration and trade
• Be the liaison person for initiation and co-ordination for registration of the company products by the Pest Control Products Board.
• Work closely with the accredited evaluation institutions for the purpose of initiating registration trials, ensuring that trials are conducted in accordance with trial protocol and that trial results and recommendations are submitted to the Pest Control Products Board in time.
• Be responsible for company products labeling, label revisions and extensions as may be required by the Pest Control Products Board.
• Ensure that company products registrations are renewed according to the law.
• Be the company link person with Agrochemical Association of Kenya.

Marketing Support:

• Provide products technical information for preparation of company marketing material.
• Oversee and supervise the preparation of the companys marketing material.
• Give support in training and marketing of the companys products.
• Offer crop protection advice to the sales staff and farmers

Key Skills & Qualifications

• A Degree in Agriculture from a recognized university
• At least a B at O level.
• At least 3 years hands on experience in agricultural production, crop protection or pesticide evaluation (field sales experience is highly desired).
• Conversant with agricultural activities in the country
• Established proficiency in computers Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Good public speaking, communication, and customer service skills.
• Mastery of good written English and Swahili.