Agronomist

• Foster strong working relationships with relevant government bodies, research institutions, fertilizer companies, and relevant private corporations.

• Manage and monitor trials, including the processes involved with developing a trial and also managing approved trials for their duration.

• Provide sound agronomic advice for the use of drip irrigation, assisting clients in the planning, operation, and maintenance of drip systems.

• Establish and facilitate links with those groups with an interest in agronomic information such as researchers, extension officers etc.

• Visit potential projects to provide advice on the principles of drip i.e: spacing, delivery, scheduling, fertigation.

• Strong capability to provide technical agronomic support and advice to growers, dealers, sales teams and other stakeholders on drip irrigation systems and practices.

• Demonstrated ability to promote the agronomic principles and benefits of drip irrigation, supporting adoption and best‑practice use across diverse crops and regions.

• Proven capability to work collaboratively with Sales, Engineering, Technical Support and Dealer networks to deliver integrated customer solutions.

• Ability to support both existing markets and the development of new markets, identifying opportunities to expand drip irrigation adoption.

• Strong capability to plan, manage and evaluate field trials and demonstrations, including trial design, implementation, monitoring and reporting.

• Ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships with growers, research institutions, government bodies, industry partners and private agronomists.

• Strong communication skills to present agronomic concepts clearly through field days, workshops, presentations and on‑farm engagement.

• Capability to translate agronomic insights into practical recommendations that improve crop performance, water efficiency and system outcomes.

• Strong data and observation skills to monitor crop response, system performance and trial outcomes.

• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the business.

• Alignment with Netafim values and a professional, service‑oriented approach to customer and stakeholder engagement.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in an agronomy, crop advisory or technical agriculture role (essential).

• Hands‑on experience applying irrigation agronomy, crop water management and soil–plant–water principles (essential).

• Experience working directly with growers and farming systems, supporting agronomic decision‑making (essential).

• Experience managing or supporting agronomic trials, demonstrations or research projects (desirable).

• Experience working in collaboration with sales, technical or engineering teams (desirable).

• Experience engaging with government, research or industry bodies (desirable).

• Tertiary qualification in Agronomy, Agricultural Science, Horticulture or a related discipline (essential).