British American Tobacco (BAT) Vacancy : Leaf Instructors

British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to recruit for a Leaf Instructors. Our people are the key to maintaining our competitive advantage and ensuring sustainable growth. We employ the best talent and provide a great place to work, to grow and to develop.

We are recruiting to fill the position of Leaf Instructors.

Job Title: LEAF INSTRUCTOR

Ref No: DO/NIG/NGN/LI/05-06-12
Location: Ogborro, Oyo state

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.

Internal

• 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

• 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.

Skills and Knowledge

• 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.

Application Closing Date
19th June, 2012

How To Apply
Interested candidates should:
Click here to apply online