Position Overview

The Assistant Field Officer will be responsible to support all farm and non-farm related initiatives and provide operational support to the officer(s) in charge.

• Continuous engagement with existing and new farmers, Collection Centres(CC) and Dealerships to facilitate sustainability initiatives.
• Records information, such as production, farm management practices, and prepares operational reports.
• Build a good relationship with project stakeholders i.e. local farmers, dealers, super dealers, govt. agencies, certification bodies, etc.
• Establish continuous data collection from relevant project stakeholders i.e., Farmers, CC, Super Dealer.
• Supporting the Smallholder Livelihood Improvement project based on set guidelines and goals.
• Ready to be trained by Agronomist and Manager and transfer knowledge to Learning Farms.
• Coordinate and supervise sampling activities for Learning Farms.
• Manage learning farms data collection on FFB Supply and Demand, nutrient management, water usage, fertilizer usage, harvesting cycle, Pesticide usage, etc
• To support the CSS team for organizing events such as field days/demo, workshops, fertilizer supply chain, training, etc.
• Maintaining records of work done, including assisting the Agronomist(s) in producing weekly work plan & weekly activity report for sharing with CSS and the Project Consultants

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Social, Communication, Plantation, Project Management, or other related fields.
• Proficiency with computer, MS Office, etc.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Strong research, decision making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Required language (s): Bahasa Malaysia, English.

Additional Information

• Career Level – Entry Level
• Job Type – Assistant Field Officer
• Qualification – Bachelor’s Degree
• Job Specialization – Communication, Agriculture, Plantation, Sustainability, Education, Community Development