The Head of Agronomy manages the Agronomy Unit of OCP Africa. His/her main focus is to develop and maintain the company’s understanding and knowledge of the soil specificities and needs as well as agricultural practices, policies, approaches, innovations, regional and international institutions involved in the sector across the continent.
In addition to these activities, the Head of Agronomy, and his/her teams, will work in close coordination with the other department of OCP Africa, country offices, the ecosystem of OCP Group & UM6P to contribute to the development of appropriate products and services to serve the farmers needs and increase the use of fertilizers throughout the continent.
Main Activities
o Providing overall leadership, management oversight and direction on all programs and activities related to Agronomy.
o Coordinates studies on soil characteristics, crop production and farmer needs and practices in order to discern the best ways to plant, harvest, cultivate and fertilize the plants regardless of the climate in the different regions of Africa
o Proposing strategic orientations and contributes to the annual strategic review led by the Business Development
o Validating teams’ findings and reports to the Agronomists’ and R&D’s communities
o Building and managing key partnerships with local R&D institutes and key scientific partners, in close coordination with the OCP R&D organization
o Contributing to commercial, marketing and business development initiatives or projects
o Enhance and maintain a close collaboration with the regions and the sales for the development of new adapted fertilizer formulas;
o Create harmonized synergies between OCP Africa, its subsidiaries, the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, and all partners; as well as upholding smooth interactions with the academic / institutes actors of agricultural research’s field;
o Manage the business intelligence related to the agronomic development that can have an impact on OCP Africa & its subsidiaries’ activities.
o Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of partnership agreements with governments, public & private institutions, international organizations
o Supervise preparation of various written outputs ( papers, studies & reports)
o Contribute actively on agronomy related meetings and conferences.
Qualifications
o Advanced University degree in agriculture, crop science, agronomy or related field ( PhD, Master )
o Relevant experience in technical related activities, policy advice and analysis related to food and nutrition security, agriculture and rural development.
o Relevant experience in program/project formulation, analysis, planning and implementing
o Excellent scientific networking skills
o Extensive experience in agrochemical field
o Outstanding statistics and mathematical skills
o Already worked in a multinational/multicultural team will be an asset
o Excellent project management skills with ability to show leadership in motivating diverse teams
o Extensive comprehension of Africa
o Working knowledge in English & French
o Management of multinational/multicultural team will be an asset
o Good presentation and report writing skills
To apply for this position, send your resume to africatalents@ocpafrica.com
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