Vacancy At British American Tobacco Nigeria

British American Tobacco Nigeria, a fully owned subsidiary of the British American Tobacco Group is a leading producer of tobacco products in Nigeria.

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BAT Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of

Job Title: Leaf Instructor

Reference Number: MA/NIG/NGN/LI/23-01-12

Location: Iseyin, Oyo State

Remuneration: TBA

Reports to: Crop Manager

Requisition Number: 1

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Principal Accountabilities:

Ensure target crop volume is purchased.

Ensure target average yield per hectare is achieved.

Ensure agreed best practices are fully implemented.

Ensure crop production target allocated to farmers are utilitized to optimum productivity.

Ensure an hitch free Organisation & distribution of crop input with up to date records.

Ensure the required number of farmers are recruited.

Ensure Farmers are well organised to deliver target crop volume.

Ensure Farmers’ loans are kept within Category limits.

Ensure Full recovery of applicable farmers’ loans.

Maintain a good relationship with peers and farmers resulting in enhanced productivity.

Maintain a good relationship with other stakeholders in the community for sustained tobacco production.

Be Open to and accept new ways of doing things.

Ensure full implementation of alternative to wood fuel experiment and other initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Possess at least a minimum of OND/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.

Application Deadline
31st January, 2012

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click the link to apply
http://www.batwaa.drm-za.com/Default.asp?Job=scb/Details_Page.asp?ProductID=1862