Agronomist at Sheer Logic

Sheer Logic Management Consultants is seeking to engage dynamic individuals for an Agronomist Position for one of our clients.

Contract duration: 1 year

Responsibilities

• Coordinate purchase seeds, seedlings, plant nutrients, planting of crops, disease and pest control chemicals and greenhouse care equipment.
• Ensure that water and nutrients are available for feeding the plants
• Keep inventory (beneficiaries’ companies, attendance, issues etc) of work done per green house
• Detect plants as well as problems such as diseases and insect pests.
• Assign work schedules and duties to beneficiaries and supervise their work, tour work areas to observe work being done, inspect crops, and evaluate plant and medium conditions.
• Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants as per the schedule.
• Develop/review and enforce safety regulations and policies.
• Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of repair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
• Ensure that bills (land leases, electricity, water etc) are paid
• Prepare and submit weekly reports to your supervisor

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Technical knowledge- knowledge of agronomy, agribusiness and hydroponic systems
• Administration and Management – Knowledge of business and management principles involved in planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective production
• Customer Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• People management – Motivating, developing, and directing beneficiaries as they work.
• Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Management of Material Resources – Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Financial Resources – Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES: NOT MORE THAN 5 OF THE MOST TYPICAL

• Ensure timely feeding of plants
• Inspection of each greenhouse to detect any pest and/diseases and corrective action taken
• Review records of beneficiaries’ daily attendance and work done per greenhouse per
• Prepare daily progress report
• Manage relationships with colleagues, beneficiaries and other stakeholders

 CHALLENGES: GIVE ONE EXAMPLE OF THE CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN THIS JOB

• Infighting among beneficiaries and /or infighting between beneficiaries and the managers

 ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy/ Agriculture/Agribusiness