Artifacts will develop, in Ethiopia, an oilseeds clusters program to source from contracted out-growers (cluster of farmers, commercial farmers) and oilseeds grains integrators (traders/coops/…) large quantities various oilseeds (sesame, soybeans, sunflower, rapeseeds, groundnuts) to supply its Solvent Extraction Plants (SEP to be operational end of March 2024)

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Executing the year on year oilseeds contracting plan from out-growers and the contract signature by all parties,

2. Identifying key traders and their off-takers in area of coverage and proposing for contracting capable traders,

3. Implementing the agronomical advisory services (Farm visits, hotline for problem solving, capacitation of local technical focal points)Implementing the demonstration plan and collecting all necessary agronomical data,

4. Registering the contracted out growers agricultural information in the ERP database (traceability, software) and update the information as required by SOP from sowing to harvesting,

5. Collecting inputs demand and coordinating with clients pick-up from storage,

6. Ensuring the respect of post-harvest handling procedures -moisture, others seeds, small size grains, bagging, storage, pest management etc.- by contractees until delivery to the collection centers,

7. Weekly monitoring of out-growers, integrators and contracted traders stock level,

8. Collecting oilseeds markets data for designated area of coverage and synchronization via the traceability software,

9. Delivering the trainings to all contracted partners,

10. Executing the demonstration plan and coordinating the agronomical data collection (field identification, selection and contracting, implementation of package of good agricultural practices and collection of all relevant agronomical data as per the SOP),

11. Supporting the execution of the R&D program and all subsequent activities (Sowing, implementation of the package of practices, monitoring, data collection etc.),

12. Supporting the monitoring of the variety registration process (the proper execution of the varieties registration package of practices, managing the harvest and post-harvest sample analysis and reporting periodically on the observations and results obtained),

13. Supporting the establishment of good relationships with relevant local Ethiopian administration to support the development of the oilseeds clusters (Relevant zonal/woreda stakeholders),

14. Supporting the supply chain managers in the information (required for traceability software) collection and transmission to the Deputy head of clusters of oilseeds quantity and quality produced in assigned area of coverage and potential area of expansion,

15. Supporting the execution of promotional activities (field days, flyers distribution etc.)

EXPECTED RESULTS

The employee will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. The year-on-year hectarage to be contracted from out growers per oilseeds target as per the schedule define (number of contracts/month/oilseeds/subordinates over the defined contracting period) is met at hundred percent,

2. The year-on-year oilseeds production target and delivery from out growers per oilseeds - in quality and quantity- as per the schedule defined (quantity and quality of grains delivered to collection center/month/oilseeds/subordinates over the defined procurement period) is met at 100%

3. Timely delivery to all parties of all signed and legally binding contracts with requested supporting documents, 

4. All demonstration plots have been implemented with the defined package of practices as per yearly plan (number of demonstrations, types, geographical area, package of practice),

5. Hundred percent of demonstration fields are used for capacity building (training, coaching etc.) and promotional purposes (field days, visit by investors, management or local/international authorities etc.)

6. The agronomical data collected via traceability software have been synchronized following the frequency defined in the SOP (daily, weekly or monthly) 

7. Reliability and accuracy of the agronomical data collected,

8. Reliability and accuracy of suppliers stock status and related action plan,

9. Improvement of oilseeds crops performance (Yield, quality of the crop) and Gross Margin for contracted clusters year after year,

10. Minimum crop failure due to non-respect of agronomical recommendation (wrong recommendations or non application of recommendations by the contractee),

11. Number of trainings delivered and number of contractee trained as per yearly plans per agreed with manager,

12. Technical improvement of technical focal persons and partners,

13. Timely execution /delivery  and payment of the inputs supply plan,

14. Timely delivery  and payment of the inputs supply plan,

15. Number of participants in promotional events and quality of promotional events,

16. Compliance with all SOPs of Agriculture department,

17. Timely and completeness of information input in the traceability software

Job Requirements

• Academic qualification: BSC/Msc degree Plant science/Agronomy/Agribusiness and/or related fields

• Working experience: Fresh Graduate

• Language: English, Amharic and Benigna or Tsemegna speaker /Mandatory/

How to Apply

Please title your application with subject line: -"Oilseeds Clusters Manager "

Candidates meeting the above-required qualifications are invited to send their CV via email: "careers@samanu.com"

Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for an interview.

Application deadline: 05 October 2024