Extension Services Trainer, Field Agent (Takeo or Kampot )

Extension Services Trainer

Salary : $400-$900

Per diem : About 70$/month (Food and phone card)

Other benefits : Health and Personal Accident Insurance

Workplace : Based in Takeo or Kampot (on company requirement)

Deadline of application : Application period open until filled.

About The Company

Project Alba (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. is a for-profit social enterprise created in 2012. Our team is aiming to revolutionize support to small-scale farming, bringing dramatic improvements to agriculture and farmers income throughout the world.

The extension services trainer is responsible for coaching our field agents staff and train them to best deliver agricultural techniques know-how to farmers. He reports firstly to our production manager, but also closely collaborates with the R&D manager.

Job Description:

His responsibilities include :  

Training of field agents

• Manage individual or group trainings of agents on technical topics (irrigation systems, vegetable production, soil science,  pest management, and harvesting methods) designed by R&D team
• Manage individual or group trainings of agents on  management skills (management of field visit with farmers, management of training of farmers, individual organization of agents, use of datas collected on farmers field) designed by Operation team
• Train new agents on technical and management skills requested for field agent position

 Assessment of field agents

• Assess technical level of agents on a regular basis based on theoretical assessment and/or field assessment
• Assess management skills of agents on a regular basis based on IT systems input control feedback from Team leader and Operation manager and/or field assessment

Design and follow up of individual plan of improvement for agents

• Regarding regular assessment results of agents, schedule an individual plan of improvement for each agent  
• Follow up progress of each agent and report them to Team leader and Operation manager

Reporting

• Reports to R&D and Operation manager on technical topics to improve regarding farmers field reality
• Reports to Operation manager on management skills to improve regarding daily field visit

Requirement:

• The extension services trainer requires first a strong formal background in agronomy, plant science, soil science, irrigation systems and pest control in horticulture. Then he needs to have experience in training, a strongly open mind for taking in input from R&D and put it together with field leanings.
• Education and Experience
• Master degree in agriculture, horticulture, soil science, pest management
• 3+ years of experience in agriculture is a plus
• Experience in extension services or training for extension services is a strong plus
• Track-record in conducting trainings
• Track record of working with both international researchers and farmers
• Skills and attitude required
• Strong openness, working with both international researchers and farmers
• Teacher mindset
• Strong curiosity and willingness to learn in agriculture and behavior change
• Strong leadership
• Good at relationship management, Good team spirit
• Good English and Basic computer skill

02 - Field Agent

Salary : $200

Per diem : about $150/month (Food, gasoline, phone card and accommodation provided)

Other Benefits : Health and Personal Accident insurance

Workplace : Based in Takeo or Kampot (on company requirement)

Deadline of Application : Application period open until filled.

Job description:

• Monitor farmers and manage data
• Field Visit 4 days per week
• Coordinate information to Team Leader and Director of Operations
• Provide input and techniques to farmers
• Requirement:

Qualifications

• Bachelor of agronomy, horticulture, rural development, agricultural science …. ect.
• Have some experiences or fresh graduate
• Be able to understand in English (speaking and listening)
• Have your own motor and computer
• Can drive motor for long distance
• Computer skill: word, excel, power point, Google drive, internet & e-mail

Social skills :

• Ability to instantly create very good relationships with people, to feel very comfortable in them
• At least some ability to understand the psychology of the people and why they act the way they do
• Humble, not proud and superior.
• Accepting to do "small" tasks as well as "big" ones, very "intellectual" ones as well as "basic" ones.
• Communicating his results and his progress.
• Trustful
• Hard working
• Transparent
• Signaling problems
• Knowledge of villages : having grown up in a village is an asset.

Contact detail:

Address:      #42 street 222, Sangkat Boeung Raing, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh

Tel:         012 938 800 / 016 938 800

Email:         [email protected]

Website:     www.project-alba.com