Our client is looking for an Agronomist to join their team to cover the SADC region. The role can be based in Zimbabwe or Zambia.
Salary:
Negotiable
Responsibilities:
- Liaison between agronomic and hydraulic disciplines in irrigated agriculture
- Agronomy: research support and initiate relevant research projects, trials, presentations
- Sales support: before/after sales support and advice to producers/dealers/consultants, seminars/farmer's days, water analysis
- Training
- Develop new markets for Precision drip irrigation
- Focus on crops, role players and institutions within relevant areas
- Travel - The position entails traveling throughout the SADC countries.
Key Skills:
- Self-Starter/Work Independently
- Marketing attitude and commercial related skills
- Capability to train
- Knowledge of low volume irrigation and fertigation
- Work experience in SADC countries
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree/Honours degree in Soil Science/Horticulture/Agronomy
- 5+ years' relevant working experience.