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  • Posted: Jul 3, 2020
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Babban Gona, which means "Great Farm" in the Hausa language, is a social enterprise organization that provides support for smallholder farmers in Nigeria to become more profitable. 


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    Technical Manager, Agro Plant

    Location: Northern Nigeria
    Tags: agriculture, agro-plant, manager, technical manager

    Job Description

    • Babban Gona seeks to hire an Agro Plant Technical Manager

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead the production of agro-chemical products in compliance with world class standards – instilling a culture that exhibits continuous improvement regarding Safety, Quality and Cost Delivery.
    • Organize agrochemical programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
    • Develop new programs to support the strategic direction of the agrochemical plant and the organization.
    • Develop a budget and operating plan for the program.
    • Develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
    • Write program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of services.
    • Manage a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities.
    • Ensure goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, safety, quality and team member performance.
    • Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
    • Meet with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services.
    • Produce accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
    • Analyze program risks and work on strategy to market the product.

    Reporting Line:

    • This position reports to the Head of Partnerships.

    Required Experience

    • Profound know-how in chemical assembly processes and production technologies
    • Leadership experience in project coordination, agro-chemical production, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • Knowledge of Operational and Supply Chain Management
    • Experience in collaborating with contractors, and partners
    • Expertise in agro-resource management (inventories, planning and project implementation) and invasive species management (planning, identification and control).
    • Ability to mentor, manage and supervise employees and interns.
    • Experience in and ability to perform field work.
    • Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Access) and managing geographic databases.
    • Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks.
    • Ability to work with little or no supervision – independently and as part of a team.

    Start Up Environment:

    • Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.

    Unlocking Potential of Team Members:

    • Extensive experience and passion for coaching/ mentoring a team.

    Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity:

    • Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify root cause of issues and create innovative solutions.

    Work Location:

    • Babban Gona currently operates a decentralized model with 10 offices spread across Nigeria.
    • This role would be based in Northern Nigeria

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Babban Gona on babbangona.com to apply

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