Job Description
Main Duties
- Lead and coordinate field operations relating to farmer mobilization, onboarding, profiling, commodity sourcing support, and community engagement activities.
- Supervise, train, and manage Community Engagement Officers and field teams to ensure high performance and operational effectiveness.
- Monitor field activities and ensure compliance with operational procedures, quality assurance standards, and digital data collection protocols.
- Validate farmer and aggregator records and ensure accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting of all digital operational data.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Business Development, Finance, and Logistics teams in planning and executing agricultural projects and community-based interventions.
- Develop field execution plans, schedules, operational timelines, and resource requirements for field activities and projects.
- Monitor project performance and ensure deliverables are achieved within approved timelines and quality standards.
- Coordinate operational logistics, equipment delivery schedules, and field resources required for successful execution of field activities.
- Represent the company during community engagements, stakeholder meetings, farmer sensitization programs, and project implementation activities.
- Investigate and resolve operational concerns, complaints, and grievances raised by field staff, partner farmer groups, and operational stakeholders.
Qualification/Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Development Studies, Project Management, Social Sciences, or a related field.
- Minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in community engagement, agricultural operations, agribusiness project management, commodity sourcing, or rural development programs.
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
- Experience managing field teams and coordinating community-based agricultural operations.
- Experience working with smallholder farmers and rural communities within Northern Ghana.
- Experience managing digital field operations and digital data collection systems.
- Strong knowledge of the agricultural value chain within Northern Ghana.
- Strong understanding of commodity sourcing operations and smallholder farmer and aggregator engagement practices.
- Understanding of quality assurance processes and operational compliance standards.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and digital reporting tools. – Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- High integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure within rural operational environments.
- Willingness to travel extensively across operational communities within Northern Ghana.