Jobs at Syngenta

Job Description

• Leads the team to achieve high efficiency and operational output and teamwork.
• Train, coach and empower vendors, production teams to achieve the desired production results.
• Ensures land/GH preparation is done on time and according to protocols ahead of planting season.
• Ensures stock seeds are received in time and have all relevant quality information with them.
• Ensures timely nursery/bed preparation to adhere to the sowing calendar.
• Provides the vendor with precise and detailed crop plan/schedule – quantities needed, number of plants, plant density, acreage, basic seeds requirement, weekly activity and labour plan for the season.
• Advises on consumables necessary for successful production activities of the ordered quantities.
• Ensures proper labeling at all stages for traceability and purity control.
• Trains production teams at different levels on relevant activities and protocols to enhance productivity and efficiency i.e. planting, labeling, training, de-suckering, defoliation, rouging, emasculation, pollen harvesting, pollination, harvesting, extraction, drying, storage, packing, and advises on shipment procedures.
• Ensures preparation and submission of monthly vendor progress reports (VPR) to the Seed Production Specialist(s) (SPS) to ensure the planning and marketing teams are reliably informed on the production progress.
• Prepares and disseminates precise but informative ad hoc and periodical reports to the stakeholders to keep all fully informed and up-to-date with the vendor activities
• Seeks, obtains and shares technical information concerning any issues that the vendor may require – tapping into the Syngenta knowledge base on behalf of the vendor
• Trains, guides and ensures adherence to phytosanitary standards in the field to control pests and diseases.
• Advises on crop protection, irrigation and crop nutrition and follows up to ensure any anomalies are corrected.
• Ensures the vendor collects and provides data on various growing and productivity parameters to assist in evaluation, decision making as well as cost transparency.
• Ensures contracts are availed and signed off by the vendor in good time.
• Coordinates relevant teams to ensures crop inspections by the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS)
• Trains and enforces HSE rules and regulations and champions the implementation of the Syngenta HSE policy in all business operations (step by step starting with high priorities and quick wins).
• Evaluates production/seasons to measure performance and identify areas of improvement.
• Performs new vendor scouting and assessment based on agreed criteria whenever required.
• Any other tasks & projects as may be allocated from time to time.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Agriculture/Horticulture or its equivalent
• 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Holds a valid driver’s license.
• Proven experience in coordinating stakeholders
• Good communication skills
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Good analytical and organization skills
• Knowledge and experience in crop protection and scouting
• Knowledge in basic genetics and seed science

Additional Information

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work without/with minimum supervision
• Ability to portray good corporate image
• Understanding mature person able to handle growers/investors.
• Integrity.

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Job Description

Projects 

Agriservices Programmes in Kenya

Objective

• To coordinate and support in collection of all project farmers information using both physical forms and/ or E-hub Application platform. Confirm the forms’s completeness and ensure custody of the farmer records at all times.
• Conduct trainings to both project field team, partners and agri-enterpreneurs within SFEAs projects on SFSA’s digital platform called the E-farmers hub
• Create accounts and product portfolio for Network managers and Farmer hubs and assign log-in credentials and as well as monitor platforms use by the agri-enterpreneurs as may be necessary
• Coordinate and supervise timely and accurate uploading of all Network managers and Farmer hubs products and service purchases as well as sales information in the E-hub digital platforms
• Regularly monitor usage of the SFEA’s digital platforms and offer technical backstopping to the Network managers and Farmer hubs
• Regularly compute and submit the Network managers and Farmer hubs performance indicators on a weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Regularly  update Agriservices smartsheet and generate reports on a weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Participating in SFSA country coordination calls and give feedback based on project, program and/ or organization needs.

Method

• Digital platform use technical backstopping work, site visits, physical and virtual meetings, data validation, data entry, data analysis using SFSA’s available digital platforms.
• Monthly work planning and reporting requirement

Expected Outcomes 

• All Network managers and Farmer hubs have operational E-hub accounts
• All Network managers and Farmer hubs are well trained and mentored on usage of E-hub platform use
• All farmer details are collected and uploaded in the SFB platform for all Agriservices projects
• All the Network managers and Farmer hub transaction data are uploaded and updated in the E-hub platform.
• Network managers and Farmer hubs transactions performance analysis is provided on a bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• The agriservice smartsheet is updated on a regular basis
• Document lessons learnt  and reforms achieved for specific quarter period
• Workplans submitted and reports of accomplishments provided on a monthly basis.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Competencies

• University degree in Agribusiness, Economics, Commerce, Business administration, Statistics or any other related fields.
• Proficient in using a computer with experience in Microsoft office especially excel data entry and analytics
• 3 years hands-on practical experience in coordination entrepreneurs  activities using digital platforms.
• Experience in people management, agribusiness, and agricultural project implementation.
• Excellent communication skills especially at farmer level.
• Problem solving skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Self-driven, take own initiatives, innovative, and work well under minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain a timely and efficient workflow.
• Flexible and able to work as part of a team.
• Basic business and financial management skills.
• A high level of integrity, honesty, and ability to maintain confidentiality