JOB VACANCY: Extension Officer at Keells
Posted on: November 25, 2025
Deadline: December 9, 2025
Key Responsibilities 📝
As an Extension Officer, you will be crucial in fostering sustainable and quality agricultural practices among our farming partners.
- Introduce new farmers to the collection center.
- Encourage current farmers to improve their crop's harvest and quality.
- Ensure sustainability and consistency of quality and availability of fruits and vegetables.
- Visit agricultural sites and document maintenance.
- Identify new sourcing locations and products that can be sold in Keells stores.
- Work closely with farmers.
- Communicate the current conditions of products to the collection center team.
- Identify current issues, future risks and opportunities and inform the Head office team.
- Conduct the required farmer training programs.
- Conduct center staff quality related trainings.
- Lead the relevant agricultural projects while monitoring and documenting progress.
- Ensure stock maintenance for agricultural projects.
- Engage in agricultural activities and meet with farmers and government officials to ensure that the correct modern agricultural technologies to ensure vegetables and fruits are properly grown.
Key Requirements 📋
We are seeking a proactive and skilled individual with the following qualifications and attributes:
- Should possess a Diploma in Agriculture, with sound technical knowledge and management skills or an equivalent in Vocational Qualification.
- Minimum 1-2 years' work experience in a similar capacity.
- Should have good communication skills (English/Sinhala/Tamil).
- Knowledge of the internal and external environments of the industry.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Task prioritization, time management and the ability to multi-task while being a good team player.
- Should be able to work independently to meet deadlines.
IF YOU ARE READY TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE,
Please mention the position you are applying for in the subject header and share your updated resume with:
careers.jms@keells.com
Note: By applying you consent to the processing of your personal information for recruitment purposes and acknowledge that reference checks may be conducted.
The John Keells Group is an equal opportunity employer and we invite applications from all suitably qualified individuals to join our team.
