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Program Officer Ugandan Job Vacancy at Good African
Agriculture Jobs in Uganda, Monitoring and Evaluation Jobs in Uganda, Social Sciences Jobs in Uganda, Uncategorized
Organisation: Good African
Duty Station: Uganda
Purpose of job: To help smallholder coffee farmers implement Good Agronomic Practices, improve overall yields and organize themselves in a manner to be able to effectively supply coffee
Skills: Understanding of sustainable agricultural practices and participatory approaches, project planning and management, budgeting, computer applications, good writing skills
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct baseline studies of smallholder farmer supply chains and ensure that annual targets for extension are met
- Establish and manage farmer field schools to support effective extension work. This includes managing the overall training calendar
- Maintain and report on all Monitoring and Evaluation activities
- Report on crop health and overall area-by- area productivity as it relates to the overall coffee harvest annually
- Procuring of coffee from the coffee Producer Organizations
- Implement Internal Control Systems in the project area.
- Oversee implementation of project budgets and contribute to fundraising activities of the foundation
- Routinely visit and supervise all project areas under your jurisdiction.
- Advise Field Facilitators/Farmer Trainers on: coffee pruning, weed control, mulching, fertilizer application, pest and disease control, etc
- Help in the establishment of coffee nurseries and shade tree nurseries
- Write progress reports for donors.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Economy or related field
- Previous experience in developing and implementing Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks
- Previous experience in agribusiness projects management required
- Computer skills
- Report writing skills in English
- Excellent communication and team building skills
Experience
- Agriculture or Community Development OR equivalent experience.
- Experience in field or related area 3-5 years
- Experience in specific field or closely related job 2 years of field experience in implementing agricultural / community development projects
How to apply:
Deadline for submission of CV and covering letter is:-Monday, September 3rd, 2012 end of business day 5pm
Please submit your CV and covering letter via email ONLY to: info@goodafrican.com
Only CV and covering letters submitted via email will be reviewed.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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