Team and role overview:

• The JTA is being recruited, in a full-time position, to be a part of aQysta Nepal’s team
• The JTA will work closely with aQysta’s Agri-business officer to train farmers in Grown Farm Incubator, while being located near farming community

The JTA will eventually evolve as an agricultural expert at aQysta and will strengthen the scientific farming knowledge of the company.

Job Profile:

• Do you believe in the need to empower and enable Nepalese small holder farmers to run profitable sustainable farming to bring in the real impact?
• Do you excel in working with the community of smallholder farmers, while making sure that the desired commercial farming output is produced?

If the answers to above questions are yes, then this could be the perfect position for you where you can apply your professional passion to lead in the job role of JTA.

You, as aQysta’s JTA at Nepal, will work with the small holder farmers and support them to achieve the set goal in terms of commercial agricultural produce.

As such, the JTA will be at the heart of aQysta’s mission of empowering small holder farmers.

Responsibilities:

• Located in the selected cluster of farmers (in Lamjung/ Tanahun, etc.) to manage aQysta’s farming activities in the clusters
• Managing work and relationships, and motivating farmers in the selected cluster
• Providing technical guidance to farmers on growing, monitoring and pest management of selected crops for targeted output achievement
• Provide advice to end user farmers on agricultural practices to optimize quality, yield and income. The advice will be on irrigation (with hydro powered pumps), fertilizer application, growing periods, seed types, planting preparations, weeding & pest control and prevent diseases, for high value crops, based on local soil conditions
• Recording and sharing regular farming data in company record keeping platform
• Making daily visits and monitoring of farms
• Coordinate with Agri-Business Officer for each farming step taken countries
• Develop agriculture intervention programs of the company

The candidate:

Background, skills, aptitude:

• Education: JTA plant science or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in working in the agriculture, especially being located in the field
• Hands-on experience of working in farming, production planning and training farmers
• Ability to motivate and manage farmers
• Good communication skills to communicate and build rapport with diverse stakeholders
• Willingness to locate in a town near to focus cluster is mandatory
• Self-disciplined and trustworthy
• Knowledge and experience of agri-business practices with smallholder farmers is preferred

What we offer & expect:

• At aQysta, we offer the opportunity to work with an international team in an open-minded work environment that encourages innovative thinking and practices.
• aQysta provides the platform for its employees like you to develop your professional skills by providing a lot of freedom in your work, allowing you space to unleash your creativity and exercise high level of ownership.
• The position will be compensated based on a fixed and variable component. If this interests you or if you have any additional questions, please contact us.

Salary: Competitive