Senior Agronomist at NYAMPINGA Cooperative: (Deadline 18 October 2024)

Senior Agronomist at NYAMPINGA Cooperative: (Deadline 18 October 2024)

KOPERATIVE NYAMPINGA (KOPENYA) is a cooperative registered by RCA with a registered No 1021/2009 based in Jali Village, Bunge Cell, Rusenge Sector, Nyaruguru District in Southern Province. The goal of KOPENYA aims the promotion of coffee farming.

In partnership with the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF), KOPENYA is implementing a project titled “Increased Coffee productivity” It is based on the above partnership with USADF that KOPENYA wishes to invite the interested candidates to apply for a post of Senior agronomist. KOPENYA, in the line of supporting farmers to properly adoptcoffee modern agriculture practices and to achieve its objectives, is willing to recruit one staff on the post of Senior agronomist The Senior agronomistwill be working in the agronomy and production department and report directly to the cooperative manager.

Job description

Overall Responsibilities:
Reporting to the cooperative Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for provision of coffee extension services and training of farmers as well as monitoring of coffee harvesting and post harvest activities in order to achieve maximum productivity at minimum cost. He/she will Prepares, implements and supports the implementation of farmers training program that ensures improved coffee production, by implementing climate-smart agricultural practices. Works with agricultural staff and supports lead farmers to conduct farmer training in centralized demonstrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out extensive training for farmers on coffee Plots in the plantation in order to achieve maximum productivity per coffee tree.
• Carrying out extensive training for production team in order to achieve high quality
• Installation of demonstrations of coffee plots in order to develop and promote Best Coffee agricultural Practices
• Should be able to handle and drive Fairtrade organic Certification and any other certification required by the Cooperative.
• Working with agronomic team and coffee farmers for timely preparation and planting of coffee seedlings.
• Maintaining accurate records of production, preparing and presenting reports as required.
• Ensuring effective and efficient utilization of farm inputs.
• Supervising agronomic activities and ensuring that they achieve quality and quantity targets.
• Ensuring that allmaintenance activities incoffee plantationare done on time
• Working closely with quality department to ensure that process of harvest, coffee reception on the sites of collection, coffee sorting at coffee washing station, pulping, fermenting, washing and grading is done on time and according to the standards set by the cooperative.
• Supervise farm data collection & facilitate farm inspections
• Ensure adherence of agronomic activities to annual coffee production calendar by farmers
• Planning & carrying out follow up on farms to ensure implementation of good agricultural practices.
• Submit a monthly work plan and prepare and submit site, weekly and monthly reports on farmer training achievements
• Closely monitor coffee farms rehabilitation, production per tree and the production costs
• Closely monitor coffee farms for any emerging pests or diseases and report promptly to the management
• Ensure judicious use by farmers of the provided farm inputs including fertilizers, fungicides and pesticides
• Assisting the Management to periodically update the technical assistance plan
• Perform any other duties as may be called upon by Management

Key Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in agronomy, crop production, crop sciences or any other related field
•  Proven experience of at least 3 years in the field of agriculture especially in coffee sector.
• Good written and oral proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda (speaking, reading and writing) knowledge of French is an added value.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work in a rural setting and under minimal supervision.
• Practical computer skills and competence in MS Office.
• Valid Motorcycle riding permit (category A) will be an added advantage.

Qualified and interested candidates should send their applications which contain a recent CV with three referees, a cover letter, a copy of notarized academic certificates and a copy of ID and send the documents to our email: [email protected].

Submission deadline: Friday, 18 October,2024

N.B: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted