A Tobacco Company is a seeking candidate to fill the vacant position of Sustainable Tobacco Production (STP) Administrator as soon as possible. Reporting to the Head of Agronomy, the incumbent’s role is to implement the Company’s Sustainable Tobacco Production programs in line with company and customer targets.
Main Duties
- Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Sustainable Tobacco Production (STP) programs within the company.
- Establishing linkages and maintaining communication between internal and external resources necessary for the STP and other programs.
- To implement and help manage Agronomy trials in conjunction with Small-Scale Agronomy Manager & Commercial Agronomy Manager
- Needs to understand field operations in Agronomy and to visit the field often to ensure practical rollout and application of programs.
- Assists in the compilation of Agronomy department reports including reporting on STP program status.
- Assists in ensuring Departmental ISO and EHS targets and programs are implemented
- Responsible for STP audit preparation and coordination
- Assists in developing reports that use farmer data collected through the company’s software program that will help improve the management of small-scale farmers.
- To run trials on small-scale farmer curing efficiencies and help develop solutions to reduce their fuel wood requirements.
- To explore Crop diversification opportunities
Job Knowledge required
- Knowledge of the STP Pillars
- Knowledge and understanding of United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).
- Knowledge of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria.
- Knowledge of tobacco production and curing.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001, 18001 and 45001
- Experience with Audit preparation and coordination
- Sustainability and biodiversity programs
Skills Required
- Data Analysis skills
- Project Management skills
- Highly developed report writing and presentation skills
- First degree in Agriculture, Environmental science, or Agro-Economics at 2.1 level or better
- A minimum of 2-5 years’ sustainability and compliance working experience.
Below the age of 40
If you meet the criteria please email CV to Colin Roberts – the job is very well paid and offers other benefits including vehicle etc.