Position: Field Agronomist
Position Summary:
We are looking for a driven, creative and independent person to join a high-performing flexible team. As an Agronomist you will support end to end technical and administrative activities for Project Management Unit (PMU), Maharashtra and PxD India team. You will be jointly with Lead Agronomist, Agronomy Consultants, PMU team and Govt officials deployed on the project.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide overall agronomy expertise and information to the team in Maharashtra & India and will work very closely with the Lead Agronomist.
- Contribute to project M&E activities, including designing monitoring tools, regular fieldwork to collect and maintain an extensive database of all major crops in Maharashtra and any other states assigned, and map out season-wise and territory-wise crop prospects;
- Support current projects that PxD undertakes in Research, Agriculture& Weather advisories and Project Management Units (PMUs) with government
- Support the Maharashtra PMU team in coordination with the agriculture department to streamline different PMU project activities.
- monitoring data, and preparation of monitoring reports.
- Hiring, training, mentoring and supervising other (junior) technical and non-technical staff within the team
- Support the expansion of existing programs and the realization of new opportunities, including design and execution of scoping activities and proposal development.
- Provide support in managing relationships with key partners across multiple projects and provide technical backstopping to partner organizations;
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in agronomy, agricultural sciences, crop production or agroecology;
- At least 5 years’ experience implementing agriculture, livelihood or value chain development projects in the India;
- At least 2 years’ experience working directly with smallholder production systems in India;
- Experience carrying out focus group discussions and gathering qualitative data from farmers;
- Experience working with any government agriculture department or government agricultural projects
- Willingness and ability to work under tight timelines, and flexibility to engage in multiple projects;
- Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision;
- Experience and ability to work in multicultural settings;
- Ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel (as and when required) within the state (Maharashtra) and other states in India.
Location: Mumbai, Pune or Nagpur, Maharashtra (with frequent travel to various districts in Maharashtra)
Languages: Marathi & English (must); any other Indian language desirable.
How to Apply:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
About Precision Development (PxD)
PxD is a rapidly scaling global nonprofit working with governments across Africa and Asia to close the last-mile gap in smallholder farming. We deliver evidence-based information and tools — from timely farming and weather guidance to climate-resilient inputs — that millions of farmers use to improve their lives. In the last 12 months alone, we reached over 60 million farmers at a cost of just $0.47 per farmer per year, with our flagship program in India delivering a benefit-cost ratio of 12:1–19:1.
Operating in Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and beyond, the majority of our team is based in our program countries, working directly alongside government partners and farming communities toward our goal of improving the lives of 100 million farmers by 2030.