Land Survey & Compliance Manager

About the role

This position combines field and office responsibilities to ensure accurate GPS boundary surveys of outgrower plots, verify yields at harvest, and maintain comprehensive documentation for contracts, inputs, and payments. The manager acts as the key safeguard against fraud, measurement errors, and contract disputes.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct GPS boundary surveys of all registered outgrower plots before input release and produce detailed plot maps.
• Calculate actual plot area for each farmer and flag discrepancies against declared areas.
• Re‑survey at harvest to validate yield claims by comparing harvested area with GPS‑verified acreage.
• Maintain a master outgrower compliance register with survey dates, GPS coordinates, plot sizes, inputs issued, produce collected, and payment status.
• Draft and issue outgrower contracts in collaboration with the GM, ensuring farmer signatures before inputs are released.
• Manage input issuance records (seed type, quantity, date, recipient signature) and produce intake logs (weight, grade, date, farmer ID, receipt number).
• Support the GM with general office administration, including correspondence filing, visitor logs, and asset register.
• Prepare weekly compliance reports for the GM showing survey progress and any anomalies.
• Liaise with the Community & Outgrower Relations Manager to schedule survey visits according to farmer availability.

Required profile

• Degree, HND, or professional certification in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Estate Management, or Geography.
• Minimum 2 years of field survey experience with proficiency in handheld GPS equipment (e.g., Garmin).
• Experience with GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS) or smartphone mapping apps (Survey123, ODK Collect) is an advantage.
• Strong record‑keeping discipline and meticulous attention to data accuracy.
• Computer literacy, especially Excel for records management.
• Honest, detail‑oriented, able to work independently in field conditions.
• Valid Nigerian driver’s licence and willingness to travel daily to farming communities.

Required skills

• Handheld GPS operation (Garmin or equivalent).
• GIS software usage (QGIS, ArcGIS).
• Smartphone mapping applications (Survey123, ODK Collect).
• Microsoft Excel for data management.