Job Title: Leaf Instructor
Reference Number: DO/NIG/NGN/LI/05-06-12
Location: Ogborro Oyo state
Reports to: Leaf Growing Manager
Company: British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited (BAT Nigeria)
Parent Company: British American Tobacco Group
Principal Accountabilities:
• Operational/Technical/Professional Results
• Target crop volume purchased.
• Target average yield per hectare achieved.
• Agreed Best practices fully implemented.
• Crop production target allocated to farmers to optimum productivity.
• Hitch free Organisation & distribution of crop inputs with up to date records.
Leadership Results:
• Required number of farmers recruited.
• Farmers well organised to deliver target crop volume.
Management Results:
• Farmers loans kept within Category limits.
• Full recovery of applicable farmers loans.
Relationship Results:
• Good relationship with peers and farmers resulting in enhanced productivity.
• Good relationship with other stake holder in the community for sustained tobacco production.
Innovation Results:
• Open to and accepts new ways of doing things.
• Full implementation of alternative to wood fuel experiment and other initiatives.
INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
• The jobholder has to achieve his crop production target through 90 small-scale independent rural farmers.
• Liaise with Leaf admin supervisor and Leaf Growing Manager for crop funding and supply of crop inputs.
• Liaise with Leaf Account Assistant on accounting records and all forms of returns.
• Liaise with Leaf Admin Supervisor for staff matters.
• Liaise with Leaf Admin Supervisor for delivery of crop inputs to farmers
EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
• Liaise with Commercial, Agricultural and Micro finance Banks in the area for payments to farmers.
• Maintain effective presence and cordiality with community and opinion leaders to promote socially enabling environment for tobacco production with regular assistance from the Leaf Growing Manager.
• Liaise with tractor contractors and operators for effective rendering of tractor services to farmers.
• Maintain contact with organised tobacco companies to avoid unhealthy competition practices.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• Possess at least ND/NCE in Agriculture.
• Should be mature and physically agile.
• Ability to observe, and diagnose agronomic problems on the crop and proffer workable solution to obtain optimal productivity.
• Ability to recruit, supervise and control farmers for the achievement of production targets.
• Ability to monitor tobacco quality, grading, baling and presentation at buying in accordance with agreed grade specification.
• Ability to render accurate production estimates useable for effective management
• control of operations and planning.
• Ability to monitor loans disbursement to and recovery from farmers for sustained production.
• Ability to effectively understand, implement and "cascade" technical information
• and new concepts to farmers.
• Past experience in tobacco production will be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
• Visit BAT Nigeria Career Portal
• Put the "Reference Number" in the field "JOB SEARCH"
• Click on "GO"
• Click on the "Job Title" to apply
Deadline: 19 June 2012.
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