Recruitment and Training Associate at Apollo Agriculture

Your day-to-day:

• Recruit, train, and manage field agents and ensure data quality and achievement of their targets.
• With support from the Operations Designer initiate and work on the expansion/scouting program for new areas where Apollo plans to start operations. 
• Create and deliver training to field agents on data quality, work-planning, and expansion work.
• Work closely with the field marking approvals team on communicating critical areas of focus for supporting agents and field agents.
• Gather feedback from farmers on how Apollo can improve interaction with the farmers and report back for action.
• Prepare budgets for pieces of training and any other logistics needed for field agent’s training activities.
• Create KPIs to measure the performance of the agents.
• Together with the Operations Designer, plan and conduct screening for new agents to work in both existing and new areas. 
• Identify and escalate farmer and agent complaints to the call center and where necessary, follow up on resolutions to customer issues. 
• Liaise with other stakeholders, local ministry of agriculture group leaders, agro-dealers in marketing Apollo Agriculture products.
• Preparation of weekly work plans and field reports.
• Any other tasks assigned by your supervisor.

You:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Have 2 or more of relevant work experience.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Possess strong influencing and business orientation skills. 
• Are credible with senior and middle managers and able to build strong relationships with clients /colleagues quickly.  
• Have the knowledge and ability to manage all aspects of the training and development life cycle.
• Have specific knowledge of the latest thinking on training and development concept tools and techniques. 
• Possess strong client service focus, are a team player, and a role model for Apollo’s image.

We:

• Are a collaborative team of smart and ambitious people who are dedicated to serving our customers.
• Make magic happen to solve hard problems and always come with solutions when challenges arise.
• Are comfortable taking risks that can result in radical scale, and understand that failures are opportunities to learn and improve.
• Are considerate listeners and take the time to deeply understand and seek out ideas from the people around us, even when we disagree.
• Offer a dynamic environment that fosters talent, collaboration, and growth.
• Take pride in our work and share the responsibility to see it through from conception to deployment.
• Value autonomy, honesty, transparency, and respect.
• Are excited to hear from you!