{"id":107776,"date":"2026-08-14T08:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/lead-agronomist-kenya\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:46:13","slug":"lead-agronomist-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/lead-agronomist-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Agronomist \u2014 Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Lead Agronomist \u2014 Kenya\", \"description\": \"About the Role\\nFinAgra is looking for an experienced Lead Agronomist to take ownership of agronomic performance across our farming operations in Kenya.\\nWe are looking for someone who has previously worked as a Chief Agronomist, Head Agronomist, or in a similar senior role on a commercial farm, with strong hands-on experience in open-field crops.\\nThis is not an advisory role. We need someone who has been directly responsible for crops in the field \u2014 making decisions throughout the season, leading agronomy and farm teams, solving problems as they arise, and being accountable for yield and crop quality.\\nYou will also have an opportunity to shape the technology FinAgra is building to manage farming operations at scale, working directly with our Product and Technology teams.\\nWhat You Will Do\\nOwn agronomic performance across FinAgra farms in Kenya, from land selection, preparation and planting through harvest.\\nDevelop and continuously improve land selection parameters, crop protocols, growing calendars, and agronomic standards adapted to Kenyan conditions.\\nSpend significant time in the field, monitoring crop development, identifying risks, and making timely agronomic decisions.\\nEnsure consistent implementation of best practices across different farms and locations.\\nLead, coach, and develop agronomists, REPs, farm managers, and field teams.\\nUse soil tests, weather, crop observations, yield data, and season results to continuously improve farming practices.\\nWork closely with Operations and Procurement and Sales to ensure agronomic plans are practical, timely, and commercially sound.\\nWork directly with FinAgra's Product and Technology teams to translate agronomic expertise into digital workflows, planning tools, decision-support systems, and AI-enabled farm management products. You will be one of the key users and domain experts shaping how our technology works in the field.\\nWhat We Are Looking For\\n7+ years of hands-on agronomy experience in commercial farming.\\nPrevious experience as a Chief Agronomist, Head Agronomist, Senior Farm Agronomist, Production Agronomist, or equivalent.\\nStrong experience with open-field crop production and responsibility for crops across the full growing cycle.\\nExperience leading agronomists, farm managers, or field teams.\\nStrong practical knowledge of soil fertility, crop nutrition, pest and disease management, crop protection, and field operations.\\nA track record of being accountable for crop performance and yield, rather than only providing agronomic advice.\\nExperience with several of our key crops \u2014 maize, potatoes, barley, beans, and canola.\\nExperience managing production across multiple farms or locations is a strong advantage.\\nComfortable using data and digital tools and excited about helping build new technology for agriculture.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-14\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"FinAgra\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-28T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> FinAgra<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-28<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>About the Role<br \/>FinAgra is looking for an experienced Lead Agronomist to take ownership of agronomic performance across our farming operations in Kenya.<br \/>We are looking for someone who has previously worked as a Chief Agronomist, Head Agronomist, or in a similar senior role on a commercial farm, with strong hands-on experience in open-field crops.<br \/>This is not an advisory role. We need someone who has been directly responsible for crops in the field \u2014 making decisions throughout the season, leading agronomy and farm teams, solving problems as they arise, and being accountable for yield and crop quality.<br \/>You will also have an opportunity to shape the technology FinAgra is building to manage farming operations at scale, working directly with our Product and Technology teams.<br \/>What You Will Do<br \/>Own agronomic performance across FinAgra farms in Kenya, from land selection, preparation and planting through harvest.<br \/>Develop and continuously improve land selection parameters, crop protocols, growing calendars, and agronomic standards adapted to Kenyan conditions.<br \/>Spend significant time in the field, monitoring crop development, identifying risks, and making timely agronomic decisions.<br \/>Ensure consistent implementation of best practices across different farms and locations.<br \/>Lead, coach, and develop agronomists, REPs, farm managers, and field teams.<br \/>Use soil tests, weather, crop observations, yield data, and season results to continuously improve farming practices.<br \/>Work closely with Operations and Procurement and Sales to ensure agronomic plans are practical, timely, and commercially sound.<br \/>Work directly with FinAgra&#8217;s Product and Technology teams to translate agronomic expertise into digital workflows, planning tools, decision-support systems, and AI-enabled farm management products. You will be one of the key users and domain experts shaping how our technology works in the field.<br \/>What We Are Looking For<br \/>7+ years of hands-on agronomy experience in commercial farming.<br \/>Previous experience as a Chief Agronomist, Head Agronomist, Senior Farm Agronomist, Production Agronomist, or equivalent.<br \/>Strong experience with open-field crop production and responsibility for crops across the full growing cycle.<br \/>Experience leading agronomists, farm managers, or field teams.<br \/>Strong practical knowledge of soil fertility, crop nutrition, pest and disease management, crop protection, and field operations.<br \/>A track record of being accountable for crop performance and yield, rather than only providing agronomic advice.<br \/>Experience with several of our key crops \u2014 maize, potatoes, barley, beans, and canola.<br \/>Experience managing production across multiple farms or locations is a strong advantage.<br \/>Comfortable using data and digital tools and excited about helping build new technology for agriculture.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to FinAgra on jobs.ashbyhq.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1306867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-28 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: FinAgra Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-28 Job Description About the RoleFinAgra is looking for an experienced Lead Agronomist to take ownership of agronomic performance across our farming operations in Kenya.We are looking for someone who has previously worked as a Chief Agronomist, Head Agronomist, or in a similar senior role [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[2883,1425,1413,1412],"class_list":["post-107776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-finagra","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}