Vacancy at Palladium

Position: Agricultural Productivity & Agronomy Specialist

Project Name: Growth Poles Project 2.0

Duty Station: Lilongwe, Malawi

Department: Programs -- Market Systems Development & Productivity

Reporting to: Senior Manager, Market Systems Development & Productivity

Hours of Work: 40 per week

Type: Full time

Company Overview:

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact -- the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a global team and network of experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.

Project Overview:

The Growth Poles Project 2.0 (GPP 2.0) is a five-year initiative (Oct 2023--Sept 2028) led by Palladium International and funded by Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs. It aims to accelerate inclusive, sustainable, and resilient wealth creation in Malawi by mobilizing private sector investments in agriculture and natural resource management. Its development objective is to advance a more inclusive, diversified, and resilient private sector that drives sustainable wealth creation while enhancing environmental and ecological diversity. A central strand of GPP 2.0's agricultural portfolio involves deepening engagement with private sector partners and technical agronomists across seed production and multiplication, soil health improvement trials, input manufacturing, and improved seed and agronomic practice adoption. As this portfolio grows in technical complexity, the project requires dedicated in-house agronomic expertise to ensure partner technical strategies are sound and investments translate into measurable productivity gains.

Job Description:

The Agricultural Productivity & Agronomy Specialist provides authoritative technical advisory support across GPP 2.0's agricultural productivity portfolio, serving as the project's resident agronomic intelligence. The Specialist reviews partner agronomy strategies, assesses the rigour of trials and seed systems, advises on soil health and input manufacturing partnerships, and verifies that technical milestones are grounded in sound agronomic evidence. The role works across seed production, soil health, input manufacturing, and value chain agronomy for row crops, tree crops, and spices, and reports directly to the Senior Manager, Market Systems Development & Productivity.

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Qualifications and Experience

How to apply:

Interested applicants must send their Curriculum Vitae with cover letter and copies of certificates indicating position being applied for in the subject matter to HRGPMW@thepalladiumgroup.com. Only qualified shortlisted applicants may be contacted.

Deadline to apply is 31st July 2026 by 17:00hrs CAT.