POSITION: Business Promoters
REPORTS TO: Regional Commercial Supervisor / Project Coordinator
DEPARTMENT: Commercial – Fertilizer
LOCATION: Field-based
JOB SUMMARY
The Business Promoter is Grainpulse’s frontline field representative responsible for
translating the project into measurable farmer-level results. The role covers farmer
mobilisation and profiling, approved training and farm advisory support, demonstration
farm establishment, soil-testing mobilisation, community sensitisation, promotion of
climate-smart and crop-specific fertilisation practices, support to product access and
sales, and accurate field data/reporting.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Farmer Mobilization and Registration
• Identify, register, profile, and maintain accurate records of farmers, farmer
groups, and community leaders within the assigned area.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with farming communities and key local
stakeholders through regular engagement.
2) Farmer Training and Advisory Services
• Mobilize farmers and facilitate approved agronomic and climate-smart
agriculture training programs.
• Provide continuous farm-level advisory and extension services to support the
adoption of recommended agricultural practices.
3) Demonstration Garden Management
• Identify suitable farmers and sites for the establishment of demonstration
gardens.
• Establish, monitor, and document demonstration plots, including crop
performance, location data, yield comparisons, and other relevant evidence.
• Organize and mobilize farmers and stakeholders to participate in field days and
learning events.
4) Soil Testing and Fertility Management Support
• Mobilize eligible farmers to participate in soil testing initiatives.
• Support proper soil sample collection and testing processes.
• Facilitate the communication and implementation of approved soil-based
fertilizer recommendations.
5) Product Promotion, Market Development, Sales and Distribution
• Promote approved crop-specific, balanced, and organo-mineral fertilization
solutions to farmers.
• Generate sales leads and facilitate access to products through authorized
distribution channels.
• Collect and report farmer and market feedback to support product improvement
and market intelligence.
6) Stakeholder Engagement and Community Outreach
• Organize and support barazas, field days, promotional campaigns, stakeholder
meetings, and community engagement activities.
• Support the collection and documentation of farmer success stories, testimonials,
and impact case studies.
7) Reporting and Documentation
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate weekly, monthly, and other periodic
reports as required.
• Maintain and submit attendance records, farmer profiles, photographs,
GPS/location data, adoption records, sales leads, and other project evidence.
8) Compliance and Risk Management
• Perform all duties in accordance with applicable laws, ethical standards, and
organizational policies.
• Safeguard confidential information and comply with data protection, anti-
bribery, environmental, health and safety, and project requirements.
• Promptly identify, report, and escalate risks, incidents, and compliance concerns.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND WORK EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate must be qualified with a Certificate, a Diploma, or a Degree in
Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, Crop Production, Agronomy,
Animal/Plant Sciences or a related field.
He or she must have demonstrated knowledge of agronomic practices, soil fertility
management, and climate-smart agriculture.
In addition, the ideal candidate must have good report writing, data collection, and
record-keeping skills, with proficiency in using smartphones or digital data collection
tools for field reporting.
Furthermore, he or she must have strong stakeholder management skills, community
mobilization, training, and facilitation skills.
The ideal candidate must possess interpersonal, communication, planning, decision-
making, and problem-solving skills. He or she must be able to work independently and
travel extensively within the assigned locations.
APPLICATION:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should email their Job Applications
(addressed to the Human Resource Manager), attached with detailed CVs, certified copies
of academic certificates (originals are to be presented at the interview) and copies of
stamped salary pay slips for July, August and September 2025 to
[email protected] by close of business, Friday, 16th October 2026.
Women with the required qualifications, work experience, knowledge and skills
are encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.