Agronomist - Portal Forest Estates

If you are an individual who thinks on their feet and outside the box. Someone keen to move up the ladder with a growing company and have visited our website: Portal Forest Estates. If you are willing to relocate where accommodation is provided and a good fit for the company, perhaps this challenging yet rewarding position is for you.

The Role

Our Agronomist will be involved in all aspects of our 207-acre forest located in the Central Region of Ghana.

• Aid reforestation plans at all levels.
• Understand and participate in large-scale clearing operations, and site excavations.
• Assess sites for forest reclamation and rehabilitation work.
• Manage inventory and work resources that include nurseries, sites, seeding, planting, controlling weeds, and pruning.
• Carry out seed harvesting and cultivation of young trees.
• Review research and literature relating to current discoveries in the field.
• Review health and safety data relating to the field, region, and time of year.
• Collect field and control samples of biological samples and non-living media in order to perform analyses.
• Take forest measurements, including species, height, diameter, age, and quality.
• Enforce fire regulations to protect forests.
• Survey, measure, and map forest areas and access roads using GIS or land technology.
• Assess new growth or rehabilitated areas.
• Supervise the use of organic herbicides and organic insecticides to implement pest, weed, and disease control.
• Monitor compliance with regulations governing forest operations.
• Inspect sites for environmental field reports.
• Work in remote locations in all weather conditions.
• Process specimens and samples.
• Have working knowledge of all species.
• Soil and composting testing.
• This position reports directly to the CEO.

Academic/Professional Qualification

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Agronomy is preferred but a degree in farming or agriculture will also work from a recognized tertiary institution.

Work Experience

• A minimum of three (3) years post-qualification work experience.
• Must have completed one (1) year of National Service.
• Bonus if you’ve worked with the Forestry Commission or equivalent.

Desired Competencies

• Strong communication skills.
• Computer proficiency.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Research and data analysis.
• Team player.
• Report writing skills.
• Knowledge of Forestry Commission and Government regulations.

Salary: GHS 2000 -3000