Digital Agronomy Specialist

Syngenta Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Syngenta Group in Pretoria, South Africa seeks a Digital Agronomy Specialist to lead adoption and growth of digital agronomy services. You will engage stakeholders, drive implementation, and support clients using Syngenta’s farm management platform.

This 12-month fixed-term role requires field visits, training delivery, and collaboration with the Crop Protection team to promote innovative agronomy solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture or Geography or a related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in farm management, field monitoring platforms, or GIS.
• Strong communication skills in multiple languages common in farming communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy for adoption and growth of digital agronomy services in the region.
• Onboard new users onto the farm management platform and provide training.
• Organize and lead workshops, demonstrations and trainings to showcase value of digital agronomy.

Skills

Strong communication

Willingness to travel

Driver's license

Multilingual communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in agriculture

Geography or related field

Tools

GIS platforms

Job description

Short Summary

Digital Agronomy Specialist with Syngenta Group. Position Summary: At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Crop Protection Team is seeking Digital Agronomy Specialist in Pretoria, South Africa. This is a 12 months fixed term role that…

Key Details

• Position / opportunity: Digital Agronomy Specialist
• Organization: Syngenta Group
• Country / coverage: South Africa
• Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
• Work arrangement: On-site
• Opportunity type: Jobs
• Sector: Agriculture
• Compensation: Not specified
• Duration: Not specified
• Start date: 2026-07-20
• Application deadline: Not specified

Description

Position Summary: At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Crop Protection Team is seeking Digital Agronomy Specialist in Pretoria, South Africa. This is a 12 months fixed term role that will be responsible for leading the strategy for adoption and growth of digital agronomy services in the region, engaging with key stakeholders to drive implementation and success. The successful candidate will provide support to clients using Syngenta’s farm management and field monitoring platform. Accountabilities: Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to promote adoption of digital solutions Conducting regular stakeholder analysis and engagement planning Organizing and leading workshops, demonstrations and training sessions to showcase the value of digital agronomy services Onboarding new users onto the platform, setting up their accounts and providing training on how to use the platform Visiting farms to draw up field boundaries, gather field boundary data and inputting it into the platform Providing ongoing support to users, answering questions and troubleshooting any issues that they may have Supporting the current Cropwise team on an ad-hoc basis Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Geography or related field Minimum 1-2 years of experience in farm management, field monitoring platforms or geographic information systems Strong communication skills both verbal and written in multi languages common in the farming industry Willingness to travel and visit farms with a valid driver's license Flexibility in working hours including some out-of-office hours activity is required to fulfil the role successfully Demonstrated passion for agriculture and new agriculture technologies Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. #LI-Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Position Summary: At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success.
• To support this mission, Syngenta’s Crop Protection Team is seeking Digital Agronomy Specialist in Pretoria, South Africa.
• This is a 12 months fixed term role that will be responsible for leading the strategy for adoption and growth of digital agronomy services in the region, engaging with key stakeholders to drive implementation and success.
• The successful candidate will provide support to clients using Syngenta’s farm management and field monitoring platform.
• Accountabilities: Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to promote adoption of digital solutions Conducting regular stakeholder analysis and engagement planning Organizing and leading workshops, demonstrations and training…

Requirements / Eligibility

• ption and growth of digital agronomy services in the region, engaging with key stakeholders to drive implementation and success.
• The successful candidate will provide support to clients using Syngenta’s farm management and field monitoring platform.
• Accountabilities: Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to promote adoption of digital solutions Conducting regular stakeholder analysis and engagement planning Organizing and leading workshops, demonstrations and training…