Leaf Instructor Job at British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited

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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.

Leaf Instructor Job