British American Tobacco: Leaf Instructor

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

BAT Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of

• 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.

• 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 here to apply online