Regenerative Agriculture & Agronomy manager at Sucafina

Job Description

Team leadership and people management 

• Lead, supervise, mentor, and develop the Agronomy Team. 
• Establish clear objectives, responsibilities, and performance expectations for all direct reports through regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews. 
• Build a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and results orientation. 
• Monitor team performance and implement corrective actions where required to ensure delivery against objectives and KPIs. 
• Identify training and professional development needs within the team. 
• Ensure effective communication, coordination, and knowledge sharing across the agronomy team. 
• Oversee the delivery of high-quality technical support, training, and capacity building for Trainers of Trainers (ToT), Trainers of Farmers (ToF), agronomists, and field staff. 
• Planning, scheduling, and activity management 
• Develop annual, quarterly, and monthly workplans for agronomy activities. 
• Coordinate field schedules, farmer training plans, and extension activities. 
• Monitor implementation against targets and ensure timely delivery of key outputs. 

Regenerative agriculture & agronomy program management 

• Lead the development and implementation of regenerative agriculture and agronomy initiatives across cooperatives and farmer groups, including demonstration plots, water efficiency, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Climate-Smart Agriculture, and sustainability interventions. 
• Conduct soil analysis and soil health management, providing nutrient management recommendations to ToF to improve farm productivity and resilience. 
• Support revolving fund programs through coordination of agricultural input distribution, farmer adoption tracking, and recovery reporting. 
• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of demonstration plots to validate regenerative agriculture practices, soil amendments, soil rejuvenation techniques, agricultural inputs, and improved crop varieties. 

Certification Support & Compliance support 

• Support implementation of sustainability and certification programs 
• Ensure agronomic interventions align with certification requirements and projects activities 
• Support audit preparation, corrective action implementation, and continuous improvement activities. 
• Gender equity and youth inclusion  
• Promote gender equity and youth inclusion through farmer group development, entrepreneurship training, and income diversification initiatives.  
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting 
• Collaborate closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team to ensure timely collection, validation, and reporting of field data. 
• Monitor and report on the adoption and impact of regenerative agriculture and agronomy interventions, including productivity, soil health, water efficiency, and sustainability outcomes. 
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual technical and narrative reports. 
• Stakeholder and Cooperative Engagement 
• Maintain strong relationships with cooperatives, farmers, service providers, and project partners. 
• Collaborate with sustainability teams to strengthen farmer, and cooperative compliance and continuous improvement. 
• Coordinate agronomy activities with cooperative leadership and field representatives. 
• Support development and management of agronomy budgets. 
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets. 
• Budget and Resource Management 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Soil Science, Sustainable Agriculture, or a related field. 

Additional Information

Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA or relevant certification is a plus. 

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in agronomy, agricultural development, sustainability, or farmer support programs. 
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience leading, managing, and developing field-based technical teams. 
• Demonstrated experience managing geographically dispersed teams and driving performance through multiple levels of supervision. 
• Proven experience in work planning, resource allocation, performance management, and team development. 
• Experience implementing regenerative agriculture and sustainability initiatives is highly desirable. 

Other Competences 

• Strong understanding of agronomy, soil health, and crop production systems. 
• Knowledge of regenerative agriculture principles and climate-smart agriculture. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (mandatory). 
• Familiarity with digital data collection and monitoring systems. 
• Experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. 
• Budget planning and resource management skills.

Core Competences 

• Strong people leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach, develop, and hold teams accountable. 
• Proven experience building high-performing teams and managing performance across multiple field locations. 
• Excellent planning, coordination, and organizational skills. 
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities. 
• Effective communication, training, and stakeholder engagement skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in field-based environments. 
• High level of integrity, accountability, and commitment to farmer impact and sustainability.

Preferred 

• Coffee sector experience is not mandatory but would be considered an added advantage. 
• Experience with farming communities or applied research 
• Wet mills operations 
• Innovation / Technology / Regen Ag (soil, water, carbon...) / M&E 

Soft skills 

• Inspirational leader and strong communicator. 
• Cross‑cultural collaboration. 
• Strategic, organized, and proactive.